Turkey on the Eve of Presidential and Parliamentary Elections: Balance of Political Forces in the Country

... of Turkey No. Party Name Leader Chairperson Position Number of seats Relation to coalition 1 Justice and Development Party (AKP) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Naci Bostancı Right-wing populism, conservative democracy 285 People’s Alliance 2 Republican People's ... ... elections. Perhaps, that was the reason why the Turkish authorities were going to launch military operations against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Another successful operation, which could have resulted in a crushing blow to the plans of a “Syrian ...