The Justice and Development Party is Turkey's largest political party, formed in 2001 from conservative, Islamist, and nationalist parties, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Imamoglu went on to win the election, delivering a historic blow to Erdogan and the president’s Justice and Development Party, which had controlled Istanbul for a quarter-century. The loss of ...

In İstanbul, Turkey’s largest city, Ekrem İmamoğlu—who defeated President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) in three elections—had been leading the polls for ...

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Deputy Chairman and Spokesman Ömer Çelik on Tuesday condemned Israel's ...

On March 19, police officers — acting on instructions from the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP — detained İmamoğlu. By Sunday, the popular opposition figure was imprisoned ...

The recent arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has escalated political conflicts within Turkey and critically ...

Even Abdullah Gul, a former president and one-time close associate of Turkey’s strongman president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says the man and his Justice and Development party (AKP) have gone too far.

Since Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party came to power in 2002, the gap between American and Turkish interests has widened significantly. Under Erdoğan, the Turkey that ...

Imamoglu was elected mayor of Turkiye’s largest city in March 2019 in a historic blow to Erdogan and the president’s Justice and Development Party, or AK Party, which had controlled Istanbul ...

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has consistently excelled at positioning himself on the international stage, adeptly seizing opportunities left by others and turning them to his advantage.