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AKP Denies Dissident Journalists Access to Party Congress

AKP Denies Dissident Journalists Access to Party Congress

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) refused to provide accreditation for a number of dissident dailies to attend its party congress on Sunday. The move drew sharp criticism from journalist associations, while columnist and IPI member Kadri Gürsel called it an act of discrimination.

3 October 2012 Ekin Karaca

“AKP Government and Constitutency at Odds Over the EU”

ASSOCIATE PROF. CENGİZ AKTAR

“AKP Government and Constitutency at Odds Over the EU”

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) emphasized nationalist and islamic references during a party congress over the weekend, but Associate Prof. Cengiz Aktar from Bahçeşehir University believes the AKP’s grasroots constituency has other ideas.

3 October 2012 Ekin Karaca