`` This is shameful for Turkish democracy , '' he said . NEW : `` This is shameful for Turkish democracy , '' says Turkey 's main opposition party . The AKP has been in power since 2002 and its leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a landslide election victory last year. His 10-month sentence is suspended as long as he does n't commit a similar crime . Say has criticized Turkey 's governing Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party .
NEW : `` This is shameful for Turkish democracy , '' says Turkey 's main opposition party . The AKP has been in power since 2002 and its leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a landslide election victory last year. His 10-month sentence is suspended as long as he does n't commit a similar crime . Say has criticized Turkey 's governing Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party .