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process. The government has also set up a Solution Process Council as well as a 'Board of Wise People' to oversee the ongoing efforts. During the initial formation of the parliamentary solution process commission, the CHP and MHP both boycotted the parliamentary vote that allowed the commission to be set up.
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Government crackdowns against 'parallel' individuals within judicial and law enforcement offices have come under international scrutiny. While the AKP claims that the individuals arrested are part of a coup attempt orchestrated by Gülen, the opposition have condemned it as an erosion of democracy and
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resulted in the death of 5 PKK militants, while 8 soldiers were injured and allegedly abandoned by the army after the operation. HDP leader Selahattin Demirtaş accused the government of planning the operation to sabotage the peace process and win votes by intentionally letting soldiers die, adding
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and made a 12-point legislative proposal in regards to the solution process, which included motions to reduce the parliamentary threshold to 3%, clearing mines from land and assigning property rights to landless villagers, abolishing the village guard system and changing a new prison in Diyarbakır
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at the government's lack of response. The death toll was estimated at over 50 people, while three soldiers were killed by the PKK. The AKP government subsequently blamed the HDP for the violence, with Davutoğlu claiming that their actions would result in the HDP losing all influence throughout the
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promoted by the MHP. As the architect of the AKP's foreign policy outlook while serving as Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoğlu was initially praised for redefining Turkey's international role as a regional power. During the latter years of his tenure, he has been criticized for his policy failures
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allows for the president to do so on consultation and advisory matters, although Erdoğan's decision to chair the meeting generated opposition as well as a domestic debate on his influence over the government. During the meeting, Erdoğan allegedly told ministers that Turkey needed a presidential
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Beginning in 2013, critics accused media outlets of being under government control, and CHP claimed that the AKP were the 'biggest media boss in Turkey'. A CHP party report claimed that 1,863 journalists had been fired since the beginning of AKP rule. Turkey ranks first in the world in terms of
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judicial independence that has arisen from the AKP's attempts to eliminate opposition supporters from important offices. The government's crackdown against the 'parallel state' have included the reclaiming of overseas schools claimed to have been run by Cemaat, raiding the headquarters of the
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In March 2015, Erdoğan allegedly demanded that the government should suspend the peace process after noting that a significant portion of AKP voters were likely to defect to the MHP. The allegation comes at a time when relations between the government and president have become strained due to
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As the main opposition party, the CHP supports the notion of a peace process with separatist rebels and has called for such a process to include projects to alleviate poverty in south-east Anatolia. Closer involvement by the CHP in the peace process has been supported by HDP leader Selahattin
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The government received condemnation for a lack of action on the issue of women's rights, with particular criticism being directed to individuals who attempted to justify rape on social media by claiming that wearing non-conservative attire such as mini-skirts provoked it. The pro-government
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have stressed the need for Turkey to adopt a new economic model, potentially becoming an export-led economy. In early 2015, the official unemployment rate rose above 10% for the first time in years while youth unemployment rose above 20%. The economic downturn has been attributed to Turkey's
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On 27 January 2015, Erdoğan stated that the transfer from a parliamentary to a presidential system should and would be on the election agenda. He claimed that the type of the presidential system should be debated according to their various merits as shown by the different systems in
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to court for acting unconstitutionally by negotiating with the PKK. However, in December 2014, the party agreed to support the process on the condition that the PKK unconditionally disarms. Journalists have speculated that the MHP manifesto would propose to end the solution process.
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Opposition politicians and journalists have accused the government of conducting a 'perception operation' in order to vindicate themselves of any wrongdoing following a corruption scandal in December 2013. Since blaming the scandal on a 'coup attempt' by the exiled cleric
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Demirtaş, who claimed that the involvement of multiple parties in the process would increase transparency. In order to increase the party's appeal to Kurdish areas where the CHP has traditionally polled poorly, Kılıçdaroğlu began a new initiative named 'New CHP' (
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imprisoned journalists, with 40 in prison according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. A new Internet law passed in 2013 has also allowed the government to block websites without court order, which was implemented in March 2014 with the banning of both
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during their protests following the incident. Women's rights activists linked comments made by Erdoğan and his fellow party members, such as "you cannot make men and women equal" by Erdoğan and "women should not laugh out loud in public" by
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Fethullah Gülen was at one time a close ally of the AKP and had several supporters within the judiciary that helped imprison several army officers which the AKP considered to be a coup threat in 2007, through the use of the controversial
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accused the government of intervening in the private lives of citizens while not taking action against a sharp increase in sexual harassment, referring to a 658% rise in child drug use and a 1,400% rise in harassment claims since 2002.
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in 2014, the AKP were also called 'murderers' for what was widely interpreted to be a lack of workers' rights laws in the country. Political smearing has thus remained high throughout the election campaign.
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indicate that the public strongly prefer the incumbent parliamentary system over any other alternative and also indicate that less than half of AKP voters support a change to a form of presidential system.
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over-reliance on foreign investment to sustain growth. 20% of Turks live below the poverty line while child poverty has risen to 63.5%. Furthermore, political uncertainty has resulted in sharp falls in the
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have blamed the opposition for conducting a 'perception operation' against the AKP by bringing the corruption allegations into the mainstream agenda and portraying the government in a bad way.
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Board of Electrical Engineers in March 2015 for misusing his office for personal gain and in a way that did not conform to the standards of the Board or observe the safety of citizens.
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Pre-election giveaways have since included a government pledge to grant subsidies to first-time home buyers, contributing 15% of their savings to the purchase of their first home.
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claimed on 19 January 2015 that the AKP's accusations came without evidence or foundation, further criticising to the AKP's 12 years of close alliance with the Cemaat Movement.
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and the European Union. Both the AKP and CHP blamed each other for being pro-Israel, with the former accusing the latter of being associated with 'pro-Israel' Islamic cleric
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Political disagreements and polarisation has also resulted in several cases of politically motivated assault, both between members of the public and also MPs within the
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of one year and two months. Three more Twitter users were taken into custody for allegedly insulting the President and other senior government officials on 13 March.
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in 2013, the CHP have referred to AKP politicians as 'thieves'. In retaliation, 320 AKP MPs allegedly sent CHP MPs using the term to court in 2014. Following the
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that HDP supporters helped the 8 wounded soldiers to reach a hospital after army helicopters abandoned them. Erdoğan retaliated by strongly denying the claims.
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of government. Erdoğan, who was the AKP Prime Minister between 2003 and 2014, had previously declared that women are not equal to men and also criticised
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Criticisms of the solution process have mainly entered around the AKP's concessions to the PKK as well as the future of their currently imprisoned leader
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claiming that AKP would not be so 'undignified' or 'dishonourable' to negotiate with terrorists in 2010, a peace process focusing on disarming the
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The three main parties contesting the election broadly associate themselves with significantly different outlooks on foreign policy. These are the
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responded with what many critics called disproportionate force that claimed the lives of 22 people and injured over 8,000. Images of police using
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were all criticised for their response to the incident, with Doğan being particularly criticised for relating the incident to the effects of the
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chaired his first cabinet meeting since being elected President and became the first President to chair a cabinet meeting for over a decade. The
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disagreements on the peace process. On 17 March, Erdoğan publicly denied that Turkey had a 'Kurdish problem'. In April, a military operation in
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criticised the government for not complying with the terms of their own solution process. The peace process nearly dissolved during the
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system, strengthening trade unions and raising the wages of workers. The debate resurfaced after another mining incident occurred in
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The elections came at a time when Turkey was increasingly isolated in the international sphere due to the AKP's insistence that
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both presiding over controversial curbs on civil liberties since 2011. Following proposals to limit rights to protest after the
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has referred to the parallel state as a national security issue that is 'one of the gravest in the history of the republic'.
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The AKP have also accused the opposition CHP and MHP of implicitly forming an alliance with Gülen, particularly during the
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to declare that the EU 'should mind their own business' after they condemned the mass arrest of journalists in late 2014.
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foreign policy of the AKP, the western-orientated foreign policy of national autonomy advocated by the CHP, the
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CHP Members of Parliament protesting against AKP ministers voting against their conviction, January 2015
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existed in response to accusations that his underlying agenda was to eradicate checks and balances.
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In February 2015, a 13-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly criticizing President Erdoğan on
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The corruption scandal emerged when incriminating phone recordings of ministers, including
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began in May 2013 and continued throughout the year, protesting against Erdoğan's alleged
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record was facing increased domestic and international scrutiny, particularly from the
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In February 2015, a student named Özgecan Aslan was murdered after resisting rape in
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Particular foreign policy conflicts between parties have centered on the issue of
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as an example and compared it to the considerably more relaxed relationship with
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separatists has been in place since December 2012 with the intention of ending a
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had resigned following the scandal and in some cases formed their own parties.
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Overview of issues and developments during the 2015 Turkish general elections
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or YCHP), which led to the opposition several nationalist MPs such as
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Although Turkey boasted a period of strong economic growth after the
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A sharp rise in political polarisation has been observed since the
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declared the scandal a coup attempt. Several AKP MPs, such as
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claimed that the AKP are the owners of the solution process.
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The AKP's election campaign revolved around dismantling the '
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As a result of the mining disaster, AKP energy minister
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Turkey has the highest number of workers' deaths within
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trials. Gülen withdrew support from the AKP after the
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against protestors, the use of dangerous chemicals in
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Economic growth rate in Turkey between 2011 and 2014
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Index

June 2015 Turkish general election
AKP
CHP
MHP
HDP
Opinion polling
Electoral districts
Electoral system
Parties contesting
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MPs who stood down
Fraud and violence
Members elected
Issues and developments
Gezi Park protests
2013 government corruption scandal
Solution process
Murder of Özgecan Aslan
Economy
Gülen Movement
Soma mine disaster
Presidential system
Censorship
Syrian Civil War
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
European Union
Siege of Kobanî
MİT lorries scandal
Reyhanlı bombings
Kurdish riots

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