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

... history of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) rule. Kirill Semenov: Istanbul Terrorist Attack: What Awaits Turkey and its Neighbors? Today, power in Turkey is held by the People’s Alliance (“Cumhur İttifakı”) coalition led, in fact, by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The coalition consists of the AKP, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Great Unity Party (BBP) and the New Welfare Party (YRP). The need to form this coalition is fostered by the risks of repeating the scenario of June 2015, ...