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Refah Party |
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Refah Partyor Welfare PartyTurkish 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Prime Minister Erbakan's Welfare Party (RP) administration in Ankara had a quite different vision of Turkey's international place. Turkey's ties with Israel factored into this conflict [tension between the government and secular groups, especially the military] since they were used by the military as an example to show the Welfare Party its limitations in power. Back then, the AKP's pro-Islamist predecessor, the Welfare Party, had been ejected from office in a military-organized political coup. |
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