Abdullah GulNovember 2002
The Islamist based Justice & Development party wins a landslide victory
Turkey · Politics / Justice and Development Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Islamist based Justice & Development party wins a landslide victory
In the local elections of 2004, the AKP wins an unprecedented 42% of the valid votes
The AKP achieves a landslide victory in the rescheduled July 22 2007 elections with 46.6% of the vote, translating into control of 341 of the 550 available Parliamentary seats. Overall, the AKP secures a plurality of votes in 68 of Turkeys 81 provinces, with its strongest vote of 71% coming from Bing”l
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