AK Party

Avoiding the perfect storm

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 01/04/2023 - 20:25

Turkey's AK Party spokesman Omer Celik said Monday that the government is mulling bringing elections "slightly" forward (the country's parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled to be held on June 18), a decision which could have implications for Greece.

Can an AK Party-MHP alliance be permanent?

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 01/20/2017 - 23:01

There are a number of political reasons for the convergence of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP): President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the AK Party changed their policies on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Syria, the peace process was discarded, and the Fethullahist Terror Organization's (FETÖ) July 2016 coup attempt occur

Will the AK Party be able to change the constitution?

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 03/03/2016 - 23:01

We have reached the stage where Turkey no longer has a Constitutional Conciliation Commission. Indeed, it was never a very realistic prospect in the first place. 

A minimum of 367 votes are required to change the constitution in a vote in parliament; 330 votes are required to hold a referendum. Anything below that has no meaning.