Erdogan meets with AKP deputies to discuss closure case

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday met with 100 ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputies to speak about the closure case against the party. Erdogan said that he didn't believe that the AKP would be closed, but added he was preparing for every contingency. The deputies said that they would support whatever Erdogan decides. Stating that the AKP had submitted its response to the indictment, which he characterized as not legal, but political, Erdogan said that they would continue their parliamentary and governmental work without any letup.