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Yesterday afternoon the Constitutional Court announced that it has decided to hear the closure case against the ruling AKP.

The ruling AKP has been in power for six years, but has not made any attempts to change the Law on Political Parties or the constitution. Its current defense smacks less of democracy than of fascism.

Members of the ruling AKP have reacted indignantly to the closure demand by Prosecutor Yalcinkaya, saying that the AKP would get even more support in the next elections.

President Gül said that he was “above politics” as president. The CHP and MHP have responded cautiously, while the DTP has condemned efforts to close both the AKP and the DTP.

The prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals has filed a court request to close the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), alleging that it is antisecular.