Insight Turkey
Insight Turkey
Challenging ideas
On Turkish politics and International affairs

Author

Ahmet Uysal

Institute of Middle Eastern Studies, Marmara University
Ahmet Uysal
Insights for Egypt’s and Tunisia’s Islamists from Turkish Experience of Democratic Transition
October 1, 2013
Turkey is achieved a viable combination of Islam, democracy and development. After prolonged periods of political instability and interruptions in democratic rule, the Islamic-leaning AK Party government overcame the hurdles preventing it from reaching power in the early 2000s. It achieved a significant degree of democratization and economic growth without oil or foreign aid and repeatedly won elections ever since. As such, the party’s success offers important lessons for Islamists in Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco. The lessons of the Turkish experience are especially relevant in dealing with the opposition and democratization, as well as achieving stability and growth.

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