Justice and Development Party (AKP)

It became a thriller for those who like political scenarios that President Abdullah Gül announced he will go back to his party the Justice and Development Party (AKP) after his term ends and right after this announcement, the AKP’s authorized body set the date for the extraordinary congress for Aug. 27.
This actually is not a surprise.

Swords were sharpened. The first salvoes were fired. President Abdullah Gül declared his decision to return to his former Justice and Development Party (AKP) once his tenure in office ends on Aug. 28.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was elected as the country's 12th President on Aug. 10, has told that the outgoing President Abdullah Gül's much-debated return to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was "natural."

Male-dominated Parliament of Turkey has witnessed a rare moment of protest staged by a female opposition deputy after verbal attacks from the ranks of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) infuriated her.

An adviser to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has been appointed as a chief adviser to the Prime Minister’s Office two weeks before the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) elects its new leader. The appointment of Ali Sarıkaya was interpreted on Aug. 12 as yet another sign that Davutoğlu could soon become prime minister. 

Turkish deputy Prime Minister Arınç urges younger members of the ruling party AKP to ‘calm down’ after a row within the party over who will lead it after Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s term

An adviser to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has been appointed as a chief adviser to the Prime Minister’s Office two weeks before the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) elects its new leader.

The appointment of Ali Sarıkaya was interpreted on Aug. 12 as yet another sign that Davutoğlu could soon become prime minister.

It wasn’t cash this time, but rather half a kilo of weed that has been found inside a shoebox originally sent to the son of a lawmaker from the Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Islamic lender Bank Asya, which has recently found itself at the center of tension between the government and Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, suffered a sharp downfall in its second quarter profit amid uncertainty over its future.

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has decided on taking a U-turn from the “appointment system” implemented for the first time in foreign countries at the country’s debut popular presidential polls following a low turnout and reactions by the government.