Turkey, Islamism, and the West
A setback for Erdogan.
Jun 22, 2015, Vol. 20, No. 39 • By JOSEPH LOCONTE
Claiming victory for his Justice and Development party (AKP) in last week’s historic national election, Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu was defiant. “This election has shown that the backbone of Turkey is the AKP,” he told supporters at party headquarters in Ankara. “The AKP is the only party that is in all of the regions, all provinces, and embraces all of the citizens.” An analyst with Al Jazeera television, a sometimes boosterish outlet for the AKP’s Islamist agenda, offered a rougher assessment: “It was an image of confidence on a very bad night.”
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