Turkey's democracy index generally decreased from 2006 to 2023. The ruling party AKP with the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been in government since 2002, partly with an absolute majority in parliament. In 2019, the country's democracy index reached the lowest score of 4.09. As of 2023, the democracy index of Turkey stood at 4.33.
The Democracy Index is an index created by the Economist Intelligence Unit that seeks to rank the quality of select democracies around the world. Countries are given a score of 0 to 10 for the following categories; electoral process and pluralism, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties. 10 is the the highest possible score where countries with scores closer to 10 are considered more democratic.
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OWID. (May 22, 2024). Democracy Index of Turkey from 2006 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1380751/turkey-democracy-index/
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