This paper discusses the role of the electoral system in making the Justice and Development
Party (AKP) dominant. Drawing on Sartori's framework, we first clarify the concept of a …

This study aims to provide insights into how and why a dominant party system emerges after
an era of multipartyism. Conceptualising the emergence phase of a dominant party system …

ABSTRACT “Party hegemony” is a macro-level characteristic of party systems, which is a
product of persistent and overwhelming electoral victories that leads to domination of the …

44 for political parties remains more or less intact for the last three elections, the provinces
where the AKP is the largest party has been constantly expanding. e fact that the AKP has …

Moving beyond the analytical characteristics of apportionment methods or election systems,
this article focuses on their outcomes in practice. We illustrate how apportionment and …

Dr. Esen acknowledges the financial support of the Young Scientist Award (BAGEP) of the
Science Academy, Turkey. On 31 March 2019, Turkish voters headed to the polls to elect …

This essay examines the impact of the 2002 parliamentary elections in Turkey on the Turkish
party system. While the 2002 elections did not indicate a trend toward the stabilization of the …

Looking at the period after 2013, this chapter has analysed the relationship between
polarisation and elections under competitive authoritarian rule in Turkey. Based on a …

How do electoral rules affect the composition of governments? It is a robust finding that
countries with majoritarian rules more often elect conservative governments than those with …

Party politics has been undergoing a revival in many democracies. However, parties are
much less studied in countries with unstable political regimes. Party interactions can help to …