"Turkey under the AKP: Neither a European, nor regional power
SONER ÇAĞAPTAY
Although the incumbent Justice and Development Party, or AKP, substantively dropped European Union membership as a top priority in 2005 and has since turned its attention to Turkey’s Middle Eastern ties, it continues to allege that the accession process is of major importance."
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