Sunday, September 26, 2010

The AKP’s Turkey: More civilian, but more democratic?

"The AKP’s Turkey: More civilian, but more democratic?
SONER ÇAĞAPTAY AND BURÇ ÖZÇELİK

Not a day goes by without another pundit lauding Turkey’s democratization by the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP. The argument is that Turkey has finally become a true democracy under the AKP, as the party has boldly forced the military into its barracks and empowered the masses over the secular elites."

More:The AKP’s Turkey: More civilian, but more democratic? - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review