Turkey's First Post - Tutelary Reform Package
Posted: 11/13/2013 6:10 pm
On September 30, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faced the cameras to unveil his long-awaited and much-expected democratization package. The choice of date was symbolic; it was the anniversary of his party's grand convention, in which his governing AK Party had pledged 63 articles of reform for upcoming years. Moreover, the fact that this package came after a summer of discontent, as well as charges of authoritarianism, heavy-handed rule and a majoritarian reading of democracy further accentuated the symbolic importance of the package.
More:Turkey's First Post - Tutelary Reform Package | Galip Dalay
