Recep Tayyip Erdoan founded the Justice and Development Party.
Erdoan stated in a 2011 interview that he supported secularism for Egypt, which generated an angry reaction among Islamic movements, especially the Freedom and Justice Party, which was the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood
 In response to criticism, Erdoan made a speech in May 2014 denouncing allegations of dictatorship, saying that the leader of the opposition, Kemal Kldarolu, who was there at the speech, would not be able to "roam the streets" freely if he were a dictator

