Refah Party

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Refah Party

or Welfare Party

Turkish political party noted for its Islamic orientation. It was founded in 1983 by Necmettin Erbakan. After doing well in local elections in the early 1990s, it won nearly one-third of the seats (the largest single bloc) in the 1995 national legislative elections, becoming the first religious party in Turkey to win a general election. It took office in 1996 at the head of a new coalition after a centre-right coalition formed to oppose it collapsed after a few months. The party's pro-Islamist policies brought it into conflict with the army and other secular elements in the country, and it left power in 1997. It was subsequently banned.

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No references found			Haldun Gulalp, "Political Islam in Turkey: the rise and fall of the Refah Party," Muslim World, Vol. The Turkish model and democratization in the Middle East by Altunisik, Meliha Benli / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) With the AKP's performance below public expectations, Erbakan may be seen as an alternative, although the Refah Party successor called Felicity Party did not do well in the November 2002 elections under Recai Kutan. Turkey's Islamist Leaders Face A Make Or Break Situation As Military ... by APS Diplomat News Service The present situation is far from this scenario, but things could go rapidly in that direction - as was demonstrated during the rule of Necmettin Erbakan's Refah Party in 1996-97. TURKEY - Kemalism Vs Islamism In An Unstable Balance by APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East			reentrant winding reentry reentry angle reentry body reentry nose cone reentry point reentry system reentry trajectory reentry vehicle reentry window reepithelialization Reese, Lizette Woodworth reeve Reeve's Tale, The Reeve, Clara Reeve, Tapping Reeves County Reeves, Ruth reevesite Reexcavation Reexport REF REF-ARF refactor refactoring Refah Party REFAL refarming refectory refer reference reference acoustic pressure reference address reference angle reference block Reference Book reference burst reference counting reference craft reference design reference dimension reference dipole reference direction Reference Electrode Reference Ellipsoid reference frame reference frequency Reference Fuel Reference Grid reference level reference line			ref ref ref REF NBR REF-ARF ref. Ref. Ch. REF/FOF Ref1 REFA refabrication reface reface refaced refaced refaces refaces refacing refacing Refaction ReFacto ReFacto ReFacto Refactor Refactoring Refactoring Browser Refactoring Tools Refactoring Workbook REFAD Refah Partisi Refah Party Refait Refait REFAL Refalo Refar refarming REFAS refashion refashion refashioned refashioned refashioning refashioning Refashionment refashions refashions Refasten refastened refastening refastens REFB REFC Refco Group Holdings Inc. REFCON REFCORP REFCORP REFCORPs Refcount Refcounting REFD

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