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For a relatively new organisation, it hasn’t taken long for the Ottoman Hearths to instil a sense of fear and revulsion. They have increasingly come into the spotlight for their alleged involvement in notorious acts that include attacks on the offices of political parties, independent media outlets and journalists.

Established in 2009, the Ottoman Hearths now boast close to two million members across the country. Their stated goal is the promotion of an Ottoman system of governance and way of life. Both their leadership and members profess a profound devotion to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the political party he hails from: the Justice and Development Party (AKP).
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-turkey-s-ottoman-hearths-menace-or-benign-grouping-1499886208

Erdoğan’s Revenge in the Turkish Election

The victory, plainly, was of the AKP – the Justice and Development Party – of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It won just short of half of the votes, giving it 315 seats in the parliament of 550. The threshold for governance is 267, which the AKP was not able to attain in this June’s parliamentary election. Despite having the largest bloc in parliament in that election, Erdoğan’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu could not bring in any of the other parties into a coalition. The AKP has become toxic for other parties, although it continues to be able to claim nearly a majority of the voting population. Neither the fascistic Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) nor the Kemalist Republican People’s Party (CHP) wanted to allow their delegates to vote for an AKP minority government. Erdoğan called for new elections. This was a risk. It paid off for the AKP.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/analysis-turkey-s-ottoman-hearths-menace-or-benign-grouping-1499886208