Hüseyin Çelik

Internal criticism in the AKP

The press somehow did not pay too much attention to the meeting between Prime Minister Binali Yıldıım and former Justice and Development Party (AKP) ministers.

Let me tell you about it. The former ministers will not speak outside any longer. Whatever criticism they have, they will voice it within the party. That's the most important result of the meeting. 

Schism in the AKP?

Some very important people, in an unaccustomed manner for those in the Justice and Development Party (AKP) flank, have started expressing their discomfort either by making statements, through electronic messages on social media or just by reappearing in public after months of seclusion.

Is AKP revolution devouring its own children too?

It is the fate of all revolutions to devour their own children as they clear obstacles from the path. If you consider the Justice and Development Party's (AK Parti) time in power to be a "democratic revolution through votes," (or the "AK revolution" as the official party line goes), you may conclude that history has started to repeat itself within the AK Parti.

Erdo?an is Everest, but standing on Himalayas: PM's advisor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has broken a self-implemented code by discussing party issues on behalf of the media, says top AKP advisor Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has broken a self-implemented code by discussing party issues on behalf of the media in a recent row between a deputy prime minister and the Ankara Mayor, according to the ruling Justice of Development Par