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Winds of Change? The June 2015 Parliamentary Election in Turkey

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  • Özge Kemahlıoğlu

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Held in an environment of growing social polarisation, fears of emergent authoritarianism, and economic challenges, Turkey’s June 2015 election ended the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi’s (AKP’s) parliamentary majority, challenging its single-party rule for the first time in 13 years. This article first provides information on the background to the election, focusing on debates about the authoritarian tendencies of AKP, economic conditions, and the competition for the Kurdish vote. Then, a brief overview of the campaign period is presented, followed by an analysis of election results at the sub-national level. The article concludes with some preliminary discussion of the causes of the loss of AKP’s majority.

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  • Özge Kemahlıoğlu, 2015. "Winds of Change? The June 2015 Parliamentary Election in Turkey," South European Society and Politics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(4), pages 445-464, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fsesxx:v:20:y:2015:i:4:p:445-464
    DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2015.1115581
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