Turkey: An Emerging AKP-Gulenist Split?

The relationship between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Gulen movement — allies in undermining the power of Turkey's unelected secular establishment in the military and judiciary — appears to be fraying. The differences are rooted in the proper role for Turkey on the international stage and the speed at which the Turkish military should be sidelined from politics. While the AKP and the Gulenists will both work to pass the Sept. 12 constitutional referendum that would open up the secularist-dominated judiciary, there are signs the nature of their partnership is likely to shift.