Author (Person) | Çarkoğlu, Ali |
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Series Title | Insight Turkey |
Series Details | Vol.13, No.3, July 2011, p43-62 |
Publication Date | July 2011 |
ISSN | 1302-177X |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Since 2002, the Turkish electoral environment and the party system have been undergoing a significant transformation. The Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) has continued to increase its electoral support for a third time in a row. The declining volatility and fractionalization in the election results together with the expanding geographical base of AKP electoral support may be taken as signs of the emergence of a dominant party system in Turkey. This article offers a descriptive account of the election results and links those results to the literature on the dominant party system. A discussion on the implications of this new development for the evolution of Turkish party system, Turkish political landscape and future elections concludes the article. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.insightturkey.com/ |
Countries / Regions | Turkey |