http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Turkish_Justice_and_Development_PartyFind stories, videos, and photos about Turkish Justice and Development Party from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:35:15 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/europe.elections.turkey/tztop.gordonbrown.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Turkish_Justice_and_Development_Party14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Turkish Justice and Development Party from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/europe.elections.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/europe.elections.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom the south-eastern edge of Europe, Turkish government officials expressed concern about the gains by right-wing parties in the European Parliament elections.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/13/turkey.arrest.television.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/13/turkey.arrest.television.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice raided the homes and offices of at least a half dozen prominent Turkish academics across Turkey Monday against what was reported to be a plot to overthrow the government.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/24/turkey.television.kurdish.party/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/24/turkey.television.kurdish.party/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe head of a Kurdish nationalist party in Turkey addressed his party members in the parliament building Tuesday in the Kurdish language -- which is illegal -- prompting the national broadcaster to pull the plug on the live broadcast.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/02/turkey.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/11/02/turkey.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish police used tear gas and water cannon on Sunday to disperse thousands of Kurdish protesters demonstrating against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Turkish media reports.Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/02/turkey.bomb.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/02/turkey.bomb.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish authorities have arrested 13 people in connection with blasts that killed 17 people in Istanbul last week, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Saturday.Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/31/zakaria.turkeyvote/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/31/zakaria.turkeyvote/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's top court has narrowly rejected calls for the party and its leaders, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, to be banned from politics.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828429,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828429,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTurkey's ruling party has dropped for now its attempts to lift a decades-old ban on wearing Islamic head scarves in universitiesThu, 31 Jul 2008 22:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828017,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJudges refrain from banning the country's Islamist-rooted ruling party but issue an ominous warning over secularismWed, 30 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/30/turkey.court/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/30/turkey.court/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's Constitutional Court has rejected a proposed ban on the country's Islamic-rooted ruling party -- the Justice and Development Party, or AKP -- for alleged anti-secularist activities, the leader of the court said Wednesday.Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/28/turkey.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/28/turkey.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of mourners were joined Monday by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the funerals of victims killed in Sunday's double bombing in Istanbul.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:24:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827056,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827056,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOn the eve of a key court case that could lead to a ban on the governing party, 17 die in a bomb attack in IstanbulMon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/27/turkey.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/27/turkey.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from two deadly explosions in Turkey continued to rise early Monday as government officials confirmed 15 deaths and more than 150 injuries.Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:21:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819701,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1819701,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTwo former generals are being questioned about their alleged involvement with a group suspected of plotting to overthrow the governmentWed, 02 Jul 2008 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/turkey.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/01/turkey.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolitical tensions rose Tuesday across Turkey as police seized two retired generals, a prominent journalist and others accused of plotting to overthrow the government and prosecutors undertook a court case to ban the Islamic-rooted ruling party.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726872,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe nation's top court takes up the case of whether the ruling party is undermining the country's secularist principlesTue, 01 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722785,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1722785,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA prosecutor accuses the ruling party of attacking the sacrosanct principle of secularism. But the electorate has other ideasSun, 16 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/09/turkey.headscarf/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/02/09/turkey.headscarf/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's parliament has passed a constitutional amendment that would end a ban on Islamic headscarves at universities, despite public protests.Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:19:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1711292,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1711292,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA move to lift a ban on young women students wearing headscarves at universities has renewed the battle between secularists and the governmentFri, 08 Feb 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663751,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1663751,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe newly reelected Recep Erdogan is tackling one of Turkey's most sensitive issues head onThu, 20 Sep 2007 17:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/29/turkey.cabinet.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/29/turkey.cabinet.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a pro-EU reformist cabinet on Wednesday which reflected Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's aim to push ahead with stalled political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/28/turkey.president.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/28/turkey.president.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextForeign Minister Abdullah Gul, a former Islamist, is set to be elected Turkey's next president on Tuesday in a move the secular elite says will bring religion back into public life and undermine the secular republic.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/24/turkey.elections.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/24/turkey.elections.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul failed to win enough votes in the second round of a presidential election on Friday, an AK Party deputy told Reuters, but is expected to clinch the post next week.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/20/turkey.president.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/08/20/turkey.president.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextForeign Minister Abdullah Gul won most votes in the first round of a presidential election in Turkey on Monday, but did not secure the two-thirds majority needed in parliament for an outright win, deputies said.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:56:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653062,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653062,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTurkey's ruling party renominates Abdullah Gul for the presidency, daring the military to oppose an electoral mandate. But compromise remains possibleTue, 14 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122334/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/09/100122334/index.htmWith parliamentary elections scheduled for July 22, Turkey has been embroiled in political crisis. Talk of constitutional amendments and a military coup is in the air, and the country's secular nationalists, who want to keep Turkey from adopting a more Islamist course, have taken to the streets.Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/06/turkey.politics/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05/06/turkey.politics/index.htmlTurkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has withdrawn from the race to be Turkey's president after supporters were unable to gather the necessary two-thirds quorum in the parliament for a vote on his candidacy.Sun, 06 May 2007 12:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/14/turkey.adultery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/14/turkey.adultery/index.htmlA senior member of Turkey's ruling party has said a proposed draft law to criminalize adultery has in essence been abandoned.Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:53:00 EDT