AK Party

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The AK Party is a major conservative political party in Turkey that has dominated the country’s politics since the early 2000s under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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instanceOf conservative political party
political party
ruling party of Turkey
chairperson Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
color orange
white
country Turkey
dominantSince early 2000s
englishName Justice and Development Party
formerChairperson Abdullah Gül
Ahmet Davutoğlu
Binali Yıldırım
foundedBy Abdullah Gül
Bülent Arınç
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
hasAbbreviation AK Party self-link
Justice and Development Party
surface form: AKP
hasLeaderHeldOffice President of Turkey
Prime Minister of Turkey
hasMembership large national membership base
headquartersLocation Ankara
ideology Turkish nationalism
conservatism
economic liberalism
political Islam
social conservatism
inception 2001
inceptionDate 2001-08-14
languageOfWorkOrName Turkish
legislativeBody Grand National Assembly of Turkey
nativeLabel Justice and Development Party
surface form: Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi
notableLeader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
notableMember Abdullah Gül
Ahmet Davutoğlu
Ali Babacan
Binali Yıldırım
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Süleyman Soylu
operatesIn Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey
partOf People’s Alliance
surface form: People's Alliance
politicalPosition centre-right
right-wing
predecessor Virtue Party
Welfare Party
shortName Justice and Development Party
surface form: AK Parti
symbol light bulb
wonElection 2002 Turkish general election
2007 Turkish general election
2011 Turkish general election
2015 Turkish general election (November)
2018 Turkish general election
2023 Turkish general election (as part of alliance)

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