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what happened to recep tayyip erdogan in the general elections?
The elections of 2002 were the first elections in which Erdogan participated as a party leader.
what did he do as party leader?
In 2001, Erdogan established the Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Question: what did that party do?
Self-contained rewrite: What did Erdogan's Justice and Development party do?