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 2002. 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).
Bülent Arınç is a conservative Turkish politician. He served as the 22nd Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey from 2002 to 2007 and as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey between 2009 and 2015. He also co-founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001.
Fiona Stuart Simpson is an Australian politician serving as Liberal National Party (LNP) member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly,representing Maroochydore since 1992. Simpson served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2015 and further served as the Deputy Leader of the Queensland National Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2006 to 2008. Simpson is currently the Shadow Minister for Finance and Better Regulation and Shadow Minister for Integrity in Government.
The 2007 Turkish presidential election refers to two attempts to elect the country's 11th president,to succeed Ahmet Necdet Sezer. The most likely candidate for president was Abdullah Gül. Turkey's presidential office is regarded as the guardian of the country's secular system;the fact that Gül's wife wears the Islamic headscarf,as well as his own history in political Islam,turned the elections into a political crisis.
The Republic Protests were a series of peaceful mass rallies that took place in Turkey in 2007 in support of a strict principle of state secularism.
Ertuğrul Günay was the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey.
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.
Women in Turkey have an active participation in national politics,and the number of women in the Turkish parliament has been increasing steadily in recent elections.
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.
Muharrem İnce is a Turkish physics teacher,school principal,sport executive,and politician. He is the founder and the incumbent leader of the Homeland Party since May 2021. Formerly a four term Republican People's Party MP for Yalova,his hometown,he also served as the CHP's parliamentary group deputy chairman between June 2010 and August 2014.
İsmet Sezgin was a Turkish politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey and Minister of National Defense from 1997 to 1999,as the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly in 1995,as the Minister of the Interior from 1991 to 1993,as the Minister of Finance from 1979 to 1980 and as the Minister of Youth and Sports from 1969 to 1971. Between 1999 and 2002,he served as the Leader of the Democrat Turkey Party,but did not contest any elections.
In Turkey,pink certificate is the colloquial name for a military discharge certificate given to those who are discharged or considered exempt from military service due to their sexual orientation. The Turkish Armed Forces Health Regulation,under Article 17 of "Mental Health and Diseases," explains that the case of "advanced sexual disorders," which are "explicitly apparent in the person's whole life," could cause "objectionable situations in the military environment". To receive such a discharge,individuals must "prove" their homosexuality,under the examination of military doctors and psychologists.
Sema Ramazanoğlu is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who served as the Minister of Family and Social Policy in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu from 24 November 2015 to 24 May 2016. She is the second cabinet minister of Turkey to wear a headscarf,after her predecessor as Family and Social Policy Minister Ayşen Gürcan. She serves as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Denizli since being elected in the snap general election on 1 November 2015.
Özgür Özel is a Turkish pharmacist and politician who serves as the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP). He had shared the parliamentary deputy group leadership of the CHP with Engin Altay and Levent Gök between the years 2015 and 2023. He has been an MP for the electoral district of Manisa since the 2011 general election and is well known for his activism concerning the rights of miners in Manisa Province.
Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet is a Turkish lawyer and politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who served as the Member of Parliament for Kocaeli from June 2015 until her election as Mayor of İzmit in the 2019 local elections.
The Good Party is a nationalist,Kemalist and conservative political party in Turkey,established on 25 October 2017 by Meral Akşener. The party's name and flag is a reference to the tamga of the Kayıtribe.
Presidential elections were held in Turkey on 24 June 2018 as part of the 2018 general election,alongside parliamentary elections on the same day. They were the first presidential elections held after constitutional amendments were approved in a 2017 referendum.
The Democracy and Progress Party is a Turkish political party founded on 9 March 2020 under the leadership of Ali Babacan,a former economy minister under the AKP. The official abbreviation is "DEVA" according to the party records. The party's logo is a water droplet,inside a silhouette of sapling.
The 28th Parliament of Turkey was elected at the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election. It succeeded the 27th Parliament of Turkey in May 2023. The 600 members,elected through proportional representation from 87 electoral districts of Turkey,are shown below.
The New Path is a Turkish political alliance between the Felicity Party (SP),Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) and the Future Party (GP) established on 4 January 2024,which includes the establishment of a joint group in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM).
