"History shows that if nations cannot manage to win all together, they are destined to lose all together,' declared Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the first anniversary of his 2007 re-election.
"We defend freedom, justice, democracy and welfare for everybody.' Back then, he promised that his Justice and Development Party, known by its Turkish initials, A.K.P., would embrace all sections of society regardless of political affiliation. He even thanked those who didn't vote for him.