AK Party to enhance provincial organizations to better explain new constitution


Now that new Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım announced the new Cabinet and Tuesday the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Central Executive Committee (MYK) has a new makeup, political circles in Ankara have reported that the AK Party is preparing to strengthen its provincial organization teams and make alterations to its current members in order to better explain the new constitution and a presidential system to voters. As AK Party figures said that there will be significant changes made to the provincial organizations, the AK Party Istanbul organization is said to be experiencing the most profound changes to reach out to more voters. During the AK Party parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday, Yıldırım stressed the importance of a new constitution and the potential change to a presidential system, calling them priorities on the government agenda.

As the 65th government waits to be finalized following a vote of confidence in Parliament on Sunday, the AK Party's MYK has been restructured with significant changes, including the selection of Abdulhamit Gül as general-secretary and the deputy chairman in charge of organizations, Mustafa Ataş, keeping his position. Additionally, the MYK which has been described as Yıldırım's "A Team," has redefined the deputy chairman and AK Party deputies along with the appointment of the economy minister as a deputy group chairman along with the other group deputy chairmen, Bülent Turan, Naci Bostancı, İlnur İnceöz, Coşkun Çakır and Mehmet Muş. While the changes to the AK Party administration are being described as a "relay race," sources close to the AK Party say that there will be changes made to provincial organizations beginning in Istanbul and Adıyaman. After the shakeup of organizations, AK Party provincial organizations will be given instructions to hit the field and explain the new constitution and a presidential system to voters and AK Party members will explain the problems that could arise in the current parliamentary system.