"How Turkey Is Changing
By Soner Cagaptay, Hale Arifagaoglu, and Cansin Ersoz
BitterLemons International, November 4, 2010
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) rose to power in Turkey in 2002, introducing new social, political and foreign policy currents throughout Turkish society. Reports indicate that under the AKP's guidance, Turkey is becoming more conservative. While social conservatism is not in itself a problem, a government-enforced conservative transformation of society directly contradicts the concept of liberal democracy."
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