1、 Information in this report is derived from Foreign Broadcast Information Service daily reports1online, primarily translations of Turkish newspaper articles, television, and radio broadcasts,Reuters and Associated Press news wires, The New York Times, Washington Post, and FinancialTimes. Congression
2、al Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20253July 6, 1999Turkey: Continuity and Change after Elections(name redacted)Specialist in Middle East PoliticsForeign Affairs, Defense, and TradeSummary The April 18, 1999 election in Turkey r
3、eflected growing nationalism, a weakeningof the political center, and a desire for more honest leadership. Prime Minister BulentEcevit of the Democratic-Left Party (DSP) is continuing in office, joined by theNationalist Action Party (MHP) and Motherland Party (ANAP). Ecevit and ANAPleader Mesut Yilm
4、az have prior government experience. MHPs Devlet Bahceli doesnot, and his purported success in moderating the ultra-right MHP is being tested. DSPand ANAP control ministries of foreign and macroeconomic policy significance, whileMHP holds portfolios important for its ideology and constituents in Tur
