Turkey’s Vote of Approval
March 30 local elections leave voters with a tough choice
On December 17, 2013 the followers of the self-exiled Turkish imam Fethullah Gülen declared war on Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The former allies, who both give religion primacy in their ideologies, were once united by a common enemy: the army. Until late last year the AKP cooperated with Gülen’s network within the judiciary in prosecuting members of the army and civilians on charges involving an alleged coup plot that culminated in the imprisonment of dozens of military officers, journalists, lawyers and politicians.
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