"Beyond Kemalism
Election results in Turkey have put to rest the lie that the AKP is merely an obscure Islamic secret society. Yet, the results also present a great danger. The newly found strength of the AKP will be difficult to control, says Ömer Erzeren
Political calm has returned to Turkey following the massive election victory of the conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP). Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's party won almost 47% of the votes and now holds a wide majority in parliament. Every second voter chose the AKP. During the last elections held in 2002, by contrast, only 34% of Turks voted for the party."
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