02765oam 2200625I 450 991045940890332120200520144314.01-134-00766-31-134-00767-11-282-59541-597866125954170-203-87629-610.4324/9780203876299 (CKB)2670000000008847(EBL)446855(OCoLC)609645219(SSID)ssj0000367027(PQKBManifestationID)12170303(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000367027(PQKBWorkID)10418173(PQKB)10739873(MiAaPQ)EBC446855(Au-PeEL)EBL446855(CaPaEBR)ebr10371606(CaONFJC)MIL259541(OCoLC)742297772(EXLCZ)99267000000000884720180706d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTurkish politics and the rise of the AKP dilemmas of institutionalization and leadership strategy /Arda Can KumbaracÄłbasiLondon ;New York :Routledge,2009.1 online resource (255 p.)Routledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ;5Description based upon print version of record.0-415-85177-7 0-415-49160-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Towards a theoretical framework -- Review of the literature -- The laws on political parties (SPK) and elections -- Veto players -- Electoral environment -- Party organization and "systemness" -- Party ideology -- Conclusions.The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been in power since 2002. This book is the first book-length analysis to chart the rise and development of the party from its Islamist roots through to government, analysing in particular its internal organisation and dynamics. Since its foundation in 2001, the AKP seems to have been more successful than any other party with an Islamic background in the history of the Turkish Republic. Drawing on interviews and analyses of quantitative data from primary and secondary sources, the author examines the party's character as an organisation, its interRoutledge studies in Middle Eastern politics ;5.TurkeyPolitics and government1980-Electronic books.324.2561/0415.75bclKumbaracibasi Arda Can.954952FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910459408903321Turkish politics and the rise of the AKP2159944UNINA