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AK Party

The Justice and Development Party (JDP) (Turkish: Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, abbreviated AK PARTİ) Turkish Political Party (Turkish: Türk Siyasal Partisi) The AK Party portrays itself as a conservative party, that advocates a liberal market economy and Turkish membership in the European Union. In 2005, the AK Party was granted observer membership in the European People's Party. The AK Party won 46.6% of the popular vote and was allocated 341 seats in the rescheduled 22 July 2007 elections. Abdullah Gül, a prominent AK Party leader, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, is currently the President of Turkey, while Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the head of the party and the Prime Minister. The AK Party has the most female representatives in the Turkish parliament. Governmental Party of 58th, 59th, 60th Turkish Parliament terms. For more info; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_and_Development_Party_(Turkey)