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Annex B: Political Organisations
Main Parties
Further information on political parties in Turkey can be found on
http://www.byegm.gov.tr/REFERENCES/Structure.htm [36i]
http://www.electionworld.org/turkey.htm [79]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2165837.stm#top [66p]
Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP) (Justice and Development Party)
www.akparti.org.tr
Founded in 2001 by former members of the banned Fazilet (Virtue Party). Islamist-orientated. Current Govt after victory in November 2002 elections. Its leader is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who states that AKP is a synthesis of Islam and democracy without any conflict of interest, but is also conservative and democratic. [1a] [3] [66b] [66c]
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