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  | foundation = August 14, 2001

  | foundation = August 14, 2001

  | headquarters = Ankara, Turkey

  | headquarters = Ankara, Turkey

  | ideology = Neo-Ottomanism<br>Sunni Islamism<br>Turanism<br>neo-Fascism<br>Authoritarianism<br>Right-wing populism (debatable)

  | ideology = Neo-Ottomanism<br>Sunni Islamism<br>neo-Fascism<br>Authoritarianism<br>Right-wing populism (debatable)

  | position = ''Fiscal'': [[Fiscal conservatism]]<br>''Social'': [[Islamism]], Ethnic nationalism

  | position = ''Fiscal'': [[Fiscal conservatism]]<br>''Social'': [[Islamism]], Ethnic nationalism

  | international = [[Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe]]

  | international = [[Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe]]

Although most analysts consider the AKP to be a [[right-wing populist]] party, it cannot be placed in the same category as other right-wing populist parties such as the [[Alternative for Germany]], [[United Kingdom Independence Party]], or [[National Rally (France)|National Rally]] for several reasons.  

Although most analysts consider the AKP to be a [[right-wing populist]] party, it cannot be placed in the same category as other right-wing populist parties such as the [[Alternative for Germany]], [[United Kingdom Independence Party]], or [[National Rally (France)|National Rally]] for several reasons.  

First, the [[nationalism]] advocated by the AKP is entirely ethno-religious, not civic. Although not a true [[Islamism|Islamist]] party because it does not advocate Sharia law, the AKP's central goal is to transform Turkey first into a neo-[[Ottoman Empire]], and then into the center of an alliance/empire of Ural-Altaic (Turanid) peoples stretching from [[Central Europe]] to [[Siberia]].  

First, the [[nationalism]] advocated by the AKP is entirely religious, not civic. Although not a true [[Islamism|Islamist]] party because it does not advocate Sharia law, the AKP's central goal is to transform Turkey into a neo-[[Ottoman Empire]].

Second, the AKP does not respect the sovereignty of other nations. Under its leadership, Turkey has engaged in an increasingly belligerent foreign policy that has included sponsoring jihadist groups that intend to overthrow the governments of [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]] and allow Turkey to occupy at least part of those countries<ref>http://oilprice.com/Interviews/ISIS-Turkey-And-Oil-The-Bigger-Picture-Interview-With-Pelicourt.html</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-new-cooperation-on-syria/2015/05/12/bdb48a68-f8ed-11e4-9030-b4732caefe81_story.html?utm_term=.f9d64badd958.</ref><ref>http://syriadirect.org/news/rebels-launch-full-on-assault-of-idlib-city/.</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170128104239/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/12392/21/Gulf-allies-and-%E2%80%98Army-of-Conquest%E2%80%99.aspx.</ref>, actually deploying troops into Iraq and Syria without the permission of their governments<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-usa-erdogan-exlusive/exclusive-turkey-to-deploy-troops-inside-syrias-idlib-erdogan-idUSKCN1BW2PT</ref><ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-afrin-assad-forces-kurdish-turkey-ypg-assad-soldiers-army-erdogan-fight-turkey-kurds-a8218061.html</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-kurds-referendum-turke/turkey-extends-troop-deployment-mandate-pressures-iraqi-kurds-on-vote-idUSKCN1BY08O</ref>, threatening to illegally annex parts of [[Greece]]<ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11954/turkey-threats-greek-islands</ref>, actively supporting [[Hamas]] in its quest to destroy [[Israel]]<ref>https://ahvalnews.com/israel-turkey/turkey-gives-hamas-military-assistance-israeli-intelligence</ref>, attempting to use Turkish embassies in [[Europe|European countries]] to incite voluntary espionage and general disloyalty among ethnic Turkish [[Immigrants|immigrant]] populations<ref>https://stockholmcf.org/der-spiegel-turkish-embassies-pursuing-erdogan-critics-in-35-countries/</ref>, and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A878lh1UdrA using his bodyguards to attack innocent protesters in foreign countries during his visits].

Second, the AKP does not respect the sovereignty of other nations. Under its leadership, Turkey has engaged in an increasingly belligerent foreign policy that has included sponsoring jihadist groups that intend to overthrow the governments of [[Iraq]] and [[Syria]] and allow Turkey to occupy at least part of those countries<ref>http://oilprice.com/Interviews/ISIS-Turkey-And-Oil-The-Bigger-Picture-Interview-With-Pelicourt.html</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-new-cooperation-on-syria/2015/05/12/bdb48a68-f8ed-11e4-9030-b4732caefe81_story.html?utm_term=.f9d64badd958.</ref><ref>http://syriadirect.org/news/rebels-launch-full-on-assault-of-idlib-city/.</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170128104239/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/12392/21/Gulf-allies-and-%E2%80%98Army-of-Conquest%E2%80%99.aspx.</ref>, actually deploying troops into Iraq and Syria without the permission of their governments<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-usa-erdogan-exlusive/exclusive-turkey-to-deploy-troops-inside-syrias-idlib-erdogan-idUSKCN1BW2PT</ref><ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-afrin-assad-forces-kurdish-turkey-ypg-assad-soldiers-army-erdogan-fight-turkey-kurds-a8218061.html</ref><ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-kurds-referendum-turke/turkey-extends-troop-deployment-mandate-pressures-iraqi-kurds-on-vote-idUSKCN1BY08O</ref>, threatening to illegally annex parts of [[Greece]]<ref>https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11954/turkey-threats-greek-islands</ref>, actively supporting [[Hamas]] in its quest to destroy [[Israel]]<ref>https://ahvalnews.com/israel-turkey/turkey-gives-hamas-military-assistance-israeli-intelligence</ref>, attempting to use Turkish embassies in [[Europe|European countries]] to incite voluntary espionage and general disloyalty among ethnic Turkish [[Immigrants|immigrant]] populations<ref>https://stockholmcf.org/der-spiegel-turkish-embassies-pursuing-erdogan-critics-in-35-countries/</ref>, and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A878lh1UdrA using his bodyguards to attack innocent protesters in foreign countries during his visits].