This essay examines changes in the Turkish party system following the 2002 elections, suggesting future paths for party competition.
This essay examines the impact of the 2002 parliamentary elections in Turkey on the Turkish party system. While the 2002 elections did not indicate a trend toward the stabilization of the electorate, they ushered in a number of important changes in the party system, including the rise to power of a political party with an Islamist pedigree, the emergence of a two‐party system in the parliament, and the replacement of coalition or minority governments with single‐party majority rule. After delineating the changes in the party system, the study discusses possible new paths for party competition in Turkey in the near future.
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Sabri Sayarı (2007) studied this question.