The AK Party and Turkey’s future
The fact that the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has so far followed a set of policies in which the party’s own future and Turkey’s future overlap has become even more meaningful these days.
The importance the AK Party has placed on EU membership and the democratic transformations which have occurred within this framework have been of critical importance for Turkey. The goal of EU membership not only keeps Turkey steady within the profile of a modern civilization, it also clarifies the general “direction” of the state. And just as important as the AK Party’s placement of itself on the general EU axis is the importance of Turkey being able to hold onto this axis. In the same sense then, the recently opened court case aiming to see the AK Party closed down will have a serious effect on the EU goal in Turkey.
17 May 2008, Saturday
YAS?N DO?AN, YEN? ?AFAK
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