This article investigates the inner policy in Turkey since the current government took the office and its effects on European Union nomination. Turkey has been an applicant to accede to the EU since 1987, but since 2016 accession... more
This article investigates the inner policy in Turkey since the current government took the office and its effects on European Union nomination. Turkey has been an applicant to accede to the EU since 1987, but since 2016 accession negotiations have stalled. The EU has criticized Turkey for human rights violations and deficits in rule of law. Since 2001 the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey led to the emergence of a moderate path between Kemalist and Islamic wings. When the Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi [AKP]) came to power it embarked on ambitious economic and political reforms that at last promised to bring embedded democracy to Turkey. Yet, since 2007, most of the initial reforms have regressed, deepening societal cleavages that threaten the stability of the country, and a popularly elected party threatened to society's stability. While the AKP can celebrate in its unprecedented four election victories since 2002, its recent actions should give concern to anyone who cares about the future of Turkey. This paper is also trying to analyze that what are the effects of AKP's interior policy decisions on Turkish society.
