Justice and Development Party
Conservative political party in Turkey
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| March 31 2024 | AKP participates in the most recent local elections, showing continued electoral participation though with somewhat reduced vote totals compared to previous elections. |
| 2023 | Party wins its seventh consecutive legislative election, maintaining its position as a major political force in Turkey. |
| May 28 2023 | Runoff election held after the initial May 14 election did not produce a clear winner, with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ultimately winning re-election as President of Turkey. |
| May 14 2023 | The Justice and Development Party (AKP) participated in the Turkish general election, with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as their presidential candidate. |
| May 14 2023 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins the presidential election, receiving 27,133,849 votes in the first round and 27,725,131 votes in the second round, maintaining his presidency. |
| 2021 | AK Party vice chairman and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu declared LGBT people to be 'perverts'. |
| 2020 | Erdogan endorsed controversial anti-gay statements made by Muslim scholar Ali Erbaş, which were condemned by some Turkish lawyers and human rights groups. |
| 2019 | Party suffers significant losses in local elections, losing major cities like Istanbul and Ankara, attributed to economic crisis and political challenges. |
| June 2019 | After ordering a re-election in Istanbul, the AK Party lost again with an even greater margin, further damaging the party's popularity and political standing. |
| June 23 2019 | AKP candidate Binali Yıldırım runs in an election re-run, receiving 45.00% of the votes and finishing in 2nd place. |
| March 31 2019 | AKP participates in local elections, maintaining a strong electoral presence across metropolitan districts, mayoral positions, and provincial councils. |
| 2018 | Withdrew from the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR). |
| 2018 | Party loses its parliamentary majority in the legislative election. |
| June 24 2018 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins the presidential election, receiving 26,324,482 votes in the first round and continuing his presidency. |
| June 24 2018 | The Justice and Development Party (AKP) participated in the 2018 general election, which marked a significant electoral contest under the new presidential system of government in Turkey. |
| 2017 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan becomes the chairman of the AK Party at the Party Congress. |
| 2017 | Erdogan stated that LGBT rights principles were 'against the values of our nation'. |
| April 16 2017 | Constitutional referendum led by Binali Yıldırım, with the AK Party narrowly winning 51.41% 'Yes' votes (25,157,025 votes), reflecting a more closely contested political landscape. |
| 2016 | The AK Party supported a wide-scale purge of thousands of academics following a failed coup attempt. |
| May 4 2016 | Davutoğlu stepped down as prime minister following policy disagreements with President Erdoğan. |
| April 25 2016 | Turkish Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman suggested removing secularism from the new constitution, stating Turkey should have a 'religious constitution'. |
| November 1 2015 | AKP regains majority government by winning 317 out of 550 seats, with an 8.63% vote increase from the previous election. |
| June 7 2015 | AKP experiences a decline, winning 258 out of 550 seats under Ahmet Davutoğlu's leadership, resulting in a coalition government with an 8.96% decrease in vote share. |
| June 7 2015 | In the general election, the AK Party gained 40.87% of the vote and 258 seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, losing its majority status for the first time since 2002. The party failed to secure the 330 seats needed to propose constitutional changes for an executive presidency. |
| August 28 2014 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was elected as the President of Turkey, transitioning the AKP's leadership to a presidential system. |
| August 28 2014 | Ahmet Davutoğlu was unanimously elected unopposed as party leader in the party's first extraordinary congress and took over as prime minister. |
| August 10 2014 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wins the presidential election, receiving 21,000,143 votes in the first round and securing the presidency. |
| March 2014 | Continued internet restrictions by blocking access to social media platforms. |
| March 30 2014 | AKP holds another successful local election, securing high vote counts in metropolitan districts, mayoral races, and provincial council elections. |
| 2013 | The AK Party blocked a parliamentary research motion regarding LGBT rights. |
| 2013 | Significantly reduced the number of elected local government positions and faced nationwide protests against alleged authoritarianism. |
| December 17 2013 | A major corruption scandal erupted involving 52 people connected to the ruling Justice and Development Party, with prosecutors accusing 14 people of bribery, corruption, fraud, money laundering, and gold smuggling. |
| November 2013 | Left the European People's Party and joined the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists, a largely Eurosceptic alliance. |
| March 2013 | Temporarily blocked access to Twitter and YouTube, drawing criticism for restricting civil liberties. |
| 2012 | The AK Party voted against a BDP proposal to include same-sex marriage legalization in the redrafted Turkish constitution. |
| 2011 | AK Party Minister for Families and Social Policy Fatma Şahin stated the government would be willing to work with LGBT rights groups to advance protective laws for the gay community. |
| 2011 | Concluded a decade of significant economic reforms, including 7.5% annual economic growth, lowering inflation, and raising average income from $2,800 to $10,000. |
| 2011 | Party wins legislative elections, continuing its electoral success. |
| June 12 2011 | AKP secures its third consecutive general election victory with 327 out of 550 seats, still maintaining a majority government with a 3.25% vote increase. |
| September 12 2010 | Second referendum conducted by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, where the AK Party secured 57.88% 'Yes' votes (21,789,180 votes), continuing their political momentum. |
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