Under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the AK Party, which entered the Turkish political life as the 39th party of Türkiye on August 14, 2001, is celebrating its 24th anniversary in politics.

Former Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Recep Tayyip Erdogan led by the “Erdemliler Movement” founded by the AK Party, Erdogan, “After today, nothing will be the same in Turkey now,” he took his place in the political scene.

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Following the establishment procedures, Erdoğan was unanimously elected as the President at the AK Party Founders Council meeting on 16 August. Thus, the AK Party, 4 prime minister, 2 presidents managed to issue, full of election victories began a political journey.

The AK Party, 15 months after the establishment of the “alone, per work” slogan, the political prohibited leader Erdogan entered the general election on November 3, 2002 with a rate of 34.28 percent of the vote as the first party and the 58th Republican government was founded.

Political Road Opened

President Erdoğan, the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) (TCK) after the change in Article 312 after the abolition of the political ban on March 8, 2003 in the renovation elections in Siirt as a deputy took the step to the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

Following the resignation of the 58th Government under the chairmanship of Gül, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who gave the task of forming the government of 10th President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, established the 59th Republic of Türkiye and sat in the prime minister’s seat.

New elections, new achievements

The AK Party, Erdogan after the establishment of the first exam in the 2004 local administrations elections.

The AK Party received 41.7 percent of the vote with the first party from the ballot box and thus won 1950 municipalities including 11 metropolitan municipalities.

In the 2007 general elections, the AK Party, which continued its power alone by reaching 46.58 percent of the vote, received the highest number of votes in the local elections held in 2009.

The case of closing the ruling party

Prepared by the former Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation Abdurrahman Yalçınkaya, including President Gül and Prime Minister Erdoğan, including 71 people, including the ban on politics for 5 years and the closure of the party was presented to the Constitutional Court on March 14, 2008.

With the adoption of the indictment on March 31, 2008, a new process has begun for the AK Party.

Following the adoption of the indictment as the “Google indictment” in political history, the case was decided on 30 July 2008.

5 members of the court opposed the closure, 6 members voted for closing. Since the qualified majority envisaged in the Constitution could not be achieved, the party closure demand was rejected.

2010 public vote

One of the AK Party’s exams was the public vote in 2010 on the regulation that coincided with the 30th year of the September 12 coup and envisaged amendments to the 1982 Constitution. In this public vote, 57.88 percent “yes” vote appeared.

The AK Party captured 49.53 percent of the votes in 2011 general elections, and in the local elections in 2014, 45.60 percent of the votes reached 818 mayors, including 18 metropolitan cities.

The first president to be elected by the will of the people

Following the expiry of Abdullah Gül’s term of office, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became the first chosen with the will of the public with a vote of 52 percent and Türkiye became the 12th President. During this period, Konya Deputy Ahmet Davutoglu came to the head of the AK Party.

The AK Party, who gave his first exam under the chairmanship of Davutoğlu in the general elections on June 7, 2015 and in the early 1st November 1, 2015 early elections, won the power alone.

Binali Yıldırım, one of the founders of the party with the 2nd Extraordinary Congress held on May 22, 2016, was elected as the AK Party Chairman and became the Prime Minister by establishing the 65th government.

FETÖ’s July 15 coup attempt and the birth of the Republican Alliance

Fetullahçı Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the most bloody coup attempt in the history of Turkey on July 15, 2016, President Erdogan, “I invite our nation to the squares of our provinces, airports” on the call of the citizens in front of the tanks were blocked by the ownership of democracy.

The joint solidarity shown by the AK Party and MHP against the coup attempt after July 15 was the beginning of the Republican Alliance.

The AK Party took an important step for Türkiye with the public vote on 16 April 2017.

The foundations of the public vote on April 16, 2017, when the gates of a new era were opened for Türkiye, was laid with the presidency of the constitutional amendment proposal, which was signed by the Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, to the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly on 10 December 2016.

Following the voting on the articles, on February 10, 2017, President Erdoğan approved the law on the constitutional amendment and sent it to the Prime Ministry for the publication to be submitted to the public.

The public vote resulted in 51.41 percent “yes” and 48.59 percent “No” vote. Thus, the Constitution, “the president’s election is dismissed from the party” provision was abolished and President Erdogan opened the way for party membership. Citizens decided to switch to the Presidential Government System with their votes.

President Erdoğan came to the AK Party where he left after the 2014 President election and signed the membership declaration and became a member.

Erdogan, after the extraordinary congress decision taken on May 21, 2017 held in the 3rd Extraordinary Grand Congress of 1414 valid play after 998 days later was elected as the president of the AK Party.

24 June 2018 Elections

The basic provisions of the elections that allow political parties to make an election alliance, the Law on the Voter Registers and Voter Registers Law on the Amendment of some laws and the law on the amendment of some laws for the first time in Türkiye to enter the election by the political parties to enter the election.

The alliance between the AK Party and the MHP, called the “Republican Alliance”, gave its first exam in the election on June 24, 2018.

After the early election proposal from the MHP Chairman Devlet Bahceli, the political alliance, Erdoğan and the authorized bodies of the party evaluated this proposal and announced that the 2019 elections will be held on June 24, 2018.

Voters first went to the polls on the same day on June 24, both for the election of both the President and the deputy. Erdogan, who received 52.38 percent of the votes in the elections, was elected as the first president of the Presidential Government System. In the election of deputies, the AK Party, 42.28 percent of the vote by taking the 13th election in the first place was able to complete.

Erdogan, who started his duty by swearing on July 9 in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, announced the first Presidential Cabinet of the new system on the same day.

AK Party made the 6th Ordinary Grand Congress

Erdogan, who received all the valid votes at the 6th Ordinary Grand Congress of the AK Party on August 18, 2018, was re -elected as the president with 1380 votes.

With the amendment made at the congress, the “Political Party Election Alliance” in the June 24 elections entered the party charter, the charter “Central Executive Committee member and the deputy of the President or the ministry can not unite in the same person” joke was added.

In the general elections of local administrations, the AK Party and MHP continued the “Republic Alliance”. In this direction, 30 of them are alliances in 51 provinces, including the AK Party, Adana, Mersin and Manisa Metropolitan Municipalities in 27 metropolitan cities nominated.

AK Party, this election reached 44.33 percent of the votes managed to become the first party.

Kovid-19 obstacle to the usual congress process

President Erdoğan’s instruction of the party’s 7th ordinary great congress process began in autumn, but in March, the Kovid-19 epidemic began to be effective in Türkiye because of the “Walk on the road you believe” the theme of the congress process was suspended.

After the epidemic conditions, the congress process continued and the congress was held on 24 March 2021. Erdogan, the current 1428 games were re -elected as the AK Party Chairman.

May 14 President and 28th Term Deputy General Election

President Erdoğan made a statement at the Presidential Complex on March 10, 2023 and signed the decision to renew the elections of the President and the parliamentary elections on 18 June with the authority of Article 116 of the Constitution.

On May 14, when the election of the President and the election of the 28th Term Deputy, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the candidate of the Republic, received 49.52 votes, but the first round could not be elected as the president because he could not get 50 percent plus 1 vote in the first round. The AK Party took 268 deputies in the parliament with 35.62 percent of the vote.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was elected president with 52.18 percent of the vote in the second round of the President election held on May 28th.

Since its establishment, the AK Party, which has succeeded to become the first party in all the general elections it has entered, won this general election and continued its title as the longest party in power since 1946, when the multi -party political life began.

Following the elections, the AK Party held its 4th Extraordinary Grand Congress on 7 October 2023.

President Erdoğan was re -elected as the AK Party Chairman by taking all 1399 games.

The newly elected Central Decision and 49 new names took part in the Congress. In the AK Party Central Executive Board, 14 of 18 names remained replaced.

March 31, 2024 Local Administrations Elections

AK Party, March 31 local administrations elections by taking 35.49 percent of the vote, 24 provinces and 357 district municipality won.

President Erdogan, in his speech after the election results, “the nation’s messages in the most accurate, objective way in the most objective way of mind and conscience weighing the necessary steps will surely take the necessary steps.” He said.

Following the election, the AK Party organizations Adiyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Erzincan, Gaziantep, Kastamonu, Osmaniye, Zonguldak, Rize, Sanliurfa, Mardin, Kahramanmaras and Batman provincial heads and some district presidents were replaced by a renovation process.

Change in AK Party cadres

The AK Party held the 8th Ordinary Grand Congress on 23 February 2025. Central Disciplinary Board, Political Virtue and Ethics Committee and members of the In -Headquarters Democracy Referee Board were determined.

36 names in the MKYK maintain the place, 39 names did not take part in the new party administration. 39 new names entered the board. Thus, 52 percent of MKYK was renewed.

At the congress, the amendment of the party charter prepared by the amendment commission was also amended. Thus, 3 new presidencies were established in the name of relations with the Turkish states, health policies, culture and art policies.