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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Turkey: key dates of Erdogan's rule

Turkey: key dates of Erdogan's rule

Here are key dates in Turkey since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) -- on course to win Sunday's local elections -- took power in 2002. - Win in first vote - In its first election bid and just a year after it is founded, the Islamic-rooted AKP scores a crushing victory in November 2002 polls, winning 363 of 550 seats in parliament.

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