What is Justice and Development Party (Turkey)?
{{no sources|date=February 2025}} The '''Justice and Development Party''' is a [[social conservatism|socially conservative]] [[political party]] in [[Turkey]] advocating [[nationalism]], neo-[[Ottoman]]ism (wanting the country to be like the [[Ottoman Empire]]), [[privatization]] of certain [[government services]], etc. Although officially not an [[Islamist]] political party (because religious parties are officially not allowed in Turkey), it has its roots in Islamism, because its founders and many of its members are Islamists and also advocate Islamism. It has been the [[goverment]] after the 2002 [[general election]]s in Turkey till today. It was formed in [[2001]] by [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]], who is the leader of the party, and was the [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] between 2003-2014 and is the [[President of Turkey]] since 2014. {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Political parties in Turkey]] [[Category:Conservative parties]]