Justice and Development Party
Conservative political party in Turkey
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- The Justice and Development Party , abbreviated officially as AK Party in English, is a political party in Turkey self-describing as conservative-democratic.
- Third-party sources often refer to the party as national conservative, social conservative, right-wing populist and as espousing neo-Ottomanism.
- It is currently the largest party in Grand National Assembly with 277 MPs, ahead of the main opposition social democratic Republican People's Party (CHP).
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WikipediaThe 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 currently the largest party in Grand National Assembly with 277 MPs, ahead of the main opposition social democratic Republican People's Party (CHP).
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