Tag Archives: AKP

Jadaliyya: The spring of Turkey, the fall of Erdogan

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s insistence on demolishing Gezi Park and building a shopping mall on it was only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the causes behind the demonstrations that have shaken Turkey. The real reason is composed of three elements: rising authoritarianism, declining secularism, and stalled democratization. On 28 December 2011 at 9:37 pm, [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Turkish President Gül approves controversial bill restricting alcohol

President Abdullah Gül has approved the controversial bill  restricting the sale and advertising of alcohol, Anatolia news agency reported June 10. The 15 day limit allocated for the president’s decision was set to end as of June 11. “If I see constitutional problems [in the bill], I will do what’s necessary,” Gül had told the Confederation of Turkish Craftsmen and [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Ruling AKP to hold two mass rallies in Istanbul and Ankara next week

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has decided June 8 to hold two mass rallies as a response to the protests that spread all across the country over the demolition of Gezi Park at the heart of Istanbul. Following a meeting of the party’s Central Decision and Executive Council (MKYK) in Istanbul June 8, two “unity and solidarity” rallies [...] → Read the full article…

T24: Erdoğan: The Demonstrators in Taksim are not behaving honestly, I am asking who is my addressee?

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Erdogan criticized the demonstrators and blamed the media. He said: “Take a look and notice the game being played here. There have been mistakes in the use of pepper gas, sure. However. the Topcu barracks will still be built.” Erdoğan, added that the entrance of the barracks could either be built as a mall or a city museum. Prime Minister [...] → Read the full article…