1. PolicyWatch #1355: Will the Turkish Constitutional Court Ban the AKP?
- Author:
- Soner Cagaptay, H. Akin Unver, and Hale Arifagaoglu
- Publication Date:
- 03-2008
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
- Abstract:
- On March 14, Turkey's chief prosecutor, Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, filed a case with the country's Constitutional Court asking it to shut down the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and ban seventy-one of its members from seeking elected office for five years. He accused the party of spearheading "anti-secular activities" in violation of the Turkish constitution. Although the court's disposition is uncertain, the case is likely to strengthen the AKP regardless of the outcome.
- Topic:
- Civil Society, Government, Islam, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- Turkey and Middle East