The Justice and Development Party,abbreviated officially as AK Party in English,is a political party in Turkey self-describing as conservative-democratic. It has been the ruling party of Turkey since 2003. Third-party sources often refer to the party as national conservative,social conservative,right-wing populist and as espousing neo-Ottomanism. The party is generally regarded as being right-wing on the political spectrum,although some sources have described it as far-right since 2011. It is one of the two major parties of contemporary Turkey along with the Republican People's Party (CHP).
Abdullah Gül is a Turkish politician who served as the 11th president of Turkey,in office from 2007 to 2014. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003,and concurrently served as both Deputy Prime Minister and as Foreign Minister between 2003 and 2007. He is currently a member of the Advisory Panel for the President of the Islamic Development Bank.
Erkan Mumcu is a Turkish politician and the sixth leader of the Motherland Party.
Köksal Toptan is a Turkish lawyer,politician and a member of the Justice and Development Party. He earlier served as government minister in three cabinets. He was the speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey between August 2007 and August 2009.
Mehmet Ali Şahin is a Turkish politician. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2009 to 2011.
Nihat Ergün is a Turkish politician and the former Minister of Science,Industry and Technology.
General elections were held in Turkey on 12 June 2011 to elect the 550 members of Grand National Assembly. In accordance to the result of the constitutional referendum held in 2007,the elections were held four years after the previous elections in 2007 instead of five.
The third cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the government of Turkey from 2011 to 2014,during the 24th parliamentary term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The cabinet succeeded the second Erdoğan cabinet following the 2011 Election.
Erdoğan Bayraktar is a Turkish politician. He is the former Minister of Environment and Urban Planning of Turkey under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government and member of parliament for Trabzon from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),resigning from both offices on 25 December 2013.
Suat Kılıç is a Turkish lawyer,journalist,and politician. He is the former Minister of Youth and Sports,serving in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Mehmet Müezzinoğlu is a Turkish physician and politician,who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security between 2016 and 2017,and the Minister of Health from 2013 to 2016.
Süleyman Soylu is a Turkish politician. He is a deputy chairman of the Justice and Development Party. He previously served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security from November 2015 to August 2016 and the Minister of the Interior from August 2016 to June 2023. He is a former leader of the Democrat Party (DP).
The 2013 corruption scandal in Turkey or 17-25 December Corruption and Bribery Operation was a criminal investigation that involved several key people in the Turkish government. All of the 52 people detained on 17 December were connected in various ways with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). Prosecutors accused 14 people –including Suleyman Aslan,the director of state-owned Halkbank,Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab,and several family members of cabinet ministers –of bribery,corruption,fraud,money laundering and gold smuggling.
Emrullah İşler is a Turkish theologian,university lecturer,and politician. On 25 December 2013,he was appointed as a deputy prime minister in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Lütfi Elvan is a Turkish politician. Elvan has served as the Minister of Finance and Treasury of Turkey from November 2020 to December 2021. He previously served as the Minister of Transport,Maritime and Communication from 2013 to 2015. He has served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Karaman from 2007 to June 2015,for Antalya from June to November 2015 and for Mersin since November 2015. He is a member of the Justice and Development Party.
İdris Güllüce is a Turkish civil engineer and politician who served as the Minister of Environment and Urban Planning of Turkey between 2013 and 2015. As a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP),he served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's first electoral district between 2007 and November 2015.
Nihat Zeybekci is a Turkish economist,politician,a member of parliament for Denizli Province of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and former Minister of the Economy.
Fikri IşıkMP is a Turkish politician who served as the last Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey from 2017 to 2018. Previously,he served as Minister of Science,Industry and Technology from 2013 to 2016 and Minister of National Defense from 2016 to 2017. He is a Member of Parliament representing the Kocaeli Province on behalf of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),from 2007 to 2023. Before politics,Işık was an educator.
Akif Çağatay Kılıç is a Turkish educator,politician,a former MP for Samsun Province of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),and the former Minister of Youth and Sports of Turkey. He is the President's Foreign Policy and Security Chief Advisor.
Mustafa Cüneyd Düzyol is a Turkish academic and civil servant who served as the Minister of Development in the interim election government led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu between 22 September and 17 November 2015. He took over from Müslüm Doğan after his resignation and served during the November 2015 general election. He was,as required by the Turkish Constitution,of no political affiliation. Before being appointed as the Minister responsible,he served as the Undersecretary to the Development Ministry from 2 December 2014 until his appointment to the cabinet on 22 September 2015.
