Abstract

The Justice and Development Party in Turkey have broken the traditional legacy of Mustafa Kamal Ataturk. It has brought tremendous reforms in different sectors like education, social status of women, economic, religious, and political and foreign policy. It has tried to give due status to military’s role in politics. It has also redefined the role of religion in politics to address governance issues. These governance reforms are a model for the leadership in Pakistan.

Key words: AKP, Secularism. Kemalism, Pakistan, and Governance