ğ an . ▁ ▁The ▁Er do ğ an ▁government ▁started ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁EU ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁elections ▁The ▁A K P ▁again ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁elections , ▁which ▁followed ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁during ▁which ▁A K P ▁member ▁Abd ul lah ▁G ül ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁at ▁the ▁third ▁round . ▁Rec ent ▁develop ments ▁in ▁Ira q ▁( exp la ined ▁under ▁positions ▁on ▁terror ism ▁and ▁security ), ▁sec ular ▁and ▁religious ▁concerns , ▁the ▁inter vention ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁in ▁political ▁issues , ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁EU , ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁the ▁Muslim ▁world ▁were ▁the ▁main ▁issues . ▁The ▁outcome ▁of ▁this ▁election , ▁which ▁brought ▁the ▁Turkish ▁and ▁Kur d ish ▁eth nic / n ational ist ▁parties ▁( M HP ▁and ▁D TP ) ▁into ▁the ▁parliament , ▁will ▁affect ▁Turkey ' s ▁bid ▁for ▁European ▁Union ▁membership , ▁as ▁Turkish ▁per ception s ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁process ▁( or ▁lack ▁there of ) ▁affected ▁the ▁results ▁and ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁affect ▁policy ▁making ▁in ▁coming ▁years . ▁ ▁Er gen ek on ▁Al leg ed ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁c land est ine ▁group ▁called ▁Er gen ek on ▁were ▁det ained ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁complex ▁trial . ▁ ▁M embers ▁are ▁accused ▁of ▁terror ism