24 Years of AKP Rule: The End of the Process that Started with 3Y
The social and political effects of the 24-year rule of the AKP, which came to power with the promise of fighting poverty, corruption and prohibitions.
Quick Look
It is argued that during the period when the AKP came to power 24 years ago with the promise of ending poverty, corruption and prohibitions, these problems deepened, penetrated the social structure and led to the loss of power.
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Why It Matters
AKP came to power in 2002 with the promise of fighting poverty, corruption and prohibitions.
“3Y”; Formulated as "Poverty, Corruption, Prohibitions", it is a symbol emphasizing political, economic and social problems!
24 years ago, when AKP came to power, it stated that it was against these and promised to eliminate "poverty, corruption and prohibitions"!
At the end of 24 years of power, the "Three Ys", let alone being eliminated, have developed, deepened, spread and penetrated all cells of society to such an extent that AKP is losing power due to these "3 Ys".
POVERTY:
Income distribution is constantly changing in favor of the government's oligarchy and the highest income group, against the workers, peasants, civil servants, retirees and the lowest income group with low and fixed incomes.
Indirect taxes, which were already unfair, were increased greatly, and MTV was collected repeatedly, even twice in a row.
The lack of livelihood is suffocating the majority of the population.
Both industry and agriculture are in crisis.
Cultural, artistic and literary activities are disappearing.
People's joy of life is fading; The future hope of everyone, especially young people, is disappearing.
CORRUPTION:
Corruption has become so deep and widespread that tender problems and “ponziism” have almost dominated society, both in the state and the private sector.
The latest fund fraud, in which nearly half a million small investors were victimized, is perhaps the culmination of this "Corruption" phenomenon:
Because there is, at least, negligence on the part of the supervisory institutions, the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, and the politicians.
But before that, there were many other frauds involving ministers selling goods to his own bank, tenders organized specifically for a company, politicians smuggling gold, famous names and bankers.
PROHIBITIONS:
In order to hide all this happening, news is banned on the grounds of "national security and public order".
Pressure on all forms of media has been increased.
RTÜK overwhelmed the television channels that were seen as opposition because they broadcast realistically; Tele 1 channel was seized and its founder and manager Merdan Yanardağ was imprisoned on "Espionage charges".
Journalists are even imprisoned on unfair charges.
Critics of the government such as Nasuh Mahruki, Türker Ertürk, and comedian Deniz Göktaş were imprisoned.
The main opposition party, CHP, was split with the “Butlan” decision; Critical municipalities won by CHP in the 2024 local elections were seized; CB candidate was imprisoned.
Many opposition accounts have been blocked from accessing the X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter.
Many people were punished for insulting the AKP President, who has full authority but zero responsibility.
And meanwhile, in all these pressures, Minister of Justice Gürlek, who is the head of the judiciary, which was criticized as being under the influence of politics, announced that, in addition to BTK and the Cyber Security Directorate, "Digital Environment Security and Combating Disinformation Offices" would be established in 175 heavy penal centers.
Open Questions
- What is the full scope of authority of digital media security offices?
- What will be the final outcome of the fund fraud investigation?





