Turkey: State–Business Relations and Corporatism under the AKP (2002–2018)

1. 2001 financial crisis forces major policy reset

   Feb 22, 2001Labels: 2001 Financial, IMF

   • IMF LOI

2. AKP wins election and forms single-party government

   Nov 3, 2002Labels: AKP, Single-party Government

   • Election article
   • AP key dates

3. Public Procurement Law reshapes state contracting rules

   Jan 1, 2003Labels: Public Procurement, State Contracts

   • JCEM study

4. Erdoğan becomes prime minister after by-election

   Mar 9, 2003Labels: Recep Tayyip, Prime Minister

   • AP key dates

5. EU accession negotiations begin, boosting reform momentum

   Oct 3, 2005Labels: EU Accession, Reforms

   • AP key dates
   • EU accession

6. Türk Telekom privatization completes with majority stake sale

   Nov 14, 2005Labels: T rk, Privatization

   • T rk Telekom
   • TIM release

7. AKP reelected with stronger vote share

   Jul 22, 2007Labels: AKP, Re-election 2007

   • 2007 election

8. Constitutional referendum expands influence over judiciary

   Sep 12, 2010Labels: 2010 Referendum, Judiciary

   • 2010 referendum
   • Sabanc paper

9. Gezi Park protests challenge development and governance style

   May 28, 2013Labels: Gezi Park, Protests

   • Amnesty report
   • Gezi protests

10. December 2013 corruption probe targets tenders and networks

    Dec 17, 2013Labels: December 2013, Corruption

    • Corruption scandal
    • Al Jazeera

11. Erdoğan elected president in first direct vote

    Aug 10, 2014Labels: Recep Tayyip, President 2014

    • 2014 election

12. Failed coup attempt triggers emergency rule and purges

    Jul 20, 2016Labels: July 2016, State of

    • Coup attempt
    • Guardian

13. Turkey Wealth Fund established to steer strategic assets

    Aug 26, 2016Labels: Turkey Wealth, Sovereign Fund

    • TWF overview
    • IFSWF note

14. 2017 referendum approves shift to executive presidency

    Apr 16, 2017Labels: 2017 Referendum, Executive Presidency

    • 2017 referendum
    • Congress gov

15. 2018 elections launch new system; emergency ends

    Jul 18, 2018Labels: 2018 Elections, Emergency Ends

    • Amnesty SOE
    • Axios 2018