The Justice and Development Party, listed in the Factbook archive as the Ak Party and abbreviated AKP, is a political party of Turkey, a presidential republic. In the parliamentary election of 14 May 2023 it won 267 of the 600 seats in the Grand National Assembly, ahead of the Republican People's Party with 130 and the Nationalist Action Party with 50. Its candidate Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was reelected president in the second round in 2023 with 52.2 percent of the vote against 47.8 percent for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, and he has held the office since 9 July 2018.
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Institution TypePolitical Party Organization 1 Founded Year Connections
Governing Party Of
Source Justice and Development Party (CIA World Factbook archive, Turkey)
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1. Justice and Development Party (CIA World Factbook archive, Turkey)
Government: parties
Justice and Development Party (Ak Party) (267); Republican People's Party (CHP) (130); Green and the Left Party of the Future (YSGP) (57); Nationalist Action Party (MHP) (50); Good Party (İyi Party) (44); Other (52)
Governing Party Of: Erdogan Administration, Government: executive branch election results
2023: Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN reelected president in second round - Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (AKP) 52.2%, Kemal KILICDAROGLU (CHP) 47.8%
In Group: Parties of Presidential Republics, Government: government type
Government.Government type.text: presidential republic
View the Source2. TRT World: AK Party celebrates 24 years of political leadership and success
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Since the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) was established in 2001, Türkiye has risen as a significant force internationally under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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