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The book focuses on the evolution of the AKP, a party that has dominated Turkish politics for a decade and half and has recently seen a qualitative change, culminating in the 2017 referendum on the move to a presidential system. The book examines the AKP rule after the first direct presidential election, in 2014. It shows how during this period the AKP has changed the political system and societal dynamics, maintained its electoral predominance, and ultimately opened the way for regime change.