The rise of the entrepreneurial party

Rapid party proliferation and political entrepreneurship in post-2017 Turkey

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ID21722073
AuthorsMuhammet Ali Yunus (0000-0001-6431-789X, Mustafa Kemal University, corresponding author)
Year2026
Pages1-26
Publication date2026-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTurkish Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-3849 • E-ISSN: 1743-9663
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14683849.2026.2695968
OpenAlexW7167334630
LanguageEN
References cited18

This study investigates the rise of the Entrepreneurial Party in Turkey following the 2017 transition to the Presidential Government System. Based on 20 interviews, it shows how the 50%+1 electoral threshold and leaders' status-seeking drive this transformation. Unlike Western corporate models, Turkey's leader-centric approach exploits the ‘1 equals 50' logic. Minor parties target niche constituencies to act as electoral ‘kingmakers’ instead of maximizing overall vote shares. Consequently, politics shifts from collective governance toward a bargaining framework, where parties prioritize institutional survival and systemic advantages through strategic positioning within broader political alliances

Corporate governance · Entrepreneurship · Exploit · Government (linguistics) · Politics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Political Conflict and Governance · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Turkey's Politics and Society

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