Following the ban of the Virtue Party (FP), a rift that had been developing in the movement resulted in two parties taking its place, the Felicity Party (SP) representing Erbakan’s old guard, and the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) led by younger and more pragmatic politicians around Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which claims to have renounced a specifically Islamist agenda.
Following the ban of the Virtue Party (FP), a split within the movement occurred, leading to two new parties: the Felicity Party (SP) representing Erbakan's former supporters and the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) led by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's generation. The AK Party claims to have renounced an explicitly Islamist agenda.