ANKARA, Jan 23 (NNN-KUNA) — Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected Friday accusations by the opposition that his administration of the ruling party for seven years has turned the country into a regime of civilian dictatorship.
In a meeting with members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK), Erdogan said he has not sought through his leadership of AK to control Turkey but to strengthen will of people.
Opposition parties have been accusing Erdogan of seeking to maintain his grip over power through a call to hold early legislative elections.
During the past seven years, the AK leader affirmed, he has been defending democracy and rule of law.
He said Islamic-oriented AK would not be in power if it lost elections, due next year.
The ruling party, added Erdogan, sought to reduce the term of parliament from five to four years and electing the President of the Republic through a direct vote by people instead of parliamentary’s election.
The Prime Minister said these changes aimed at eradicating what he called “civil facism” and the single-party rule.–NNN- KUNA
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