Proliferation of religious associations and local incumbency advantage: evidence from municipal elections in Turkey
(2024)
Journal Article
Arbatli, E., & Arbatli, C. E. (online). Proliferation of religious associations and local incumbency advantage: evidence from municipal elections in Turkey. Democratization, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2024.2428277
For two decades, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey sustained its electoral performance at the local level. We offer and test a new mechanism that contributed to the party's success in municipal elections. We argue that patronage links... Read More about Proliferation of religious associations and local incumbency advantage: evidence from municipal elections in Turkey.