The Justice and Development Party (AKP) ruled Turkey through a majority government united by both premise and purpose. The AKP's rise to power in 2002 marked the first time Turkey had ruled a government with a parliamentary majority.
The Turkish people took to the streets in 2016 to repel the attempted military coup and defend the state and the political system despite their intellectual differences. The majority believes that its fall means the return of Turkey to the era of coalition governments and the decline of civil society.