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==Date and venue==
The congress was held in the [[Ankara Arena]], which is widely used for political party conferences in [[Turkey]]. The date of 30 September 2012 was set due to the AKP's usual timetable of holding its conventions in the [[Autumn]] every three years. The previous ordinary congress took place in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/ak-parti-4-olagan-buyuk-kongresi-nin-programi-ilan-edildi/siyaset/siyasetdetay/07.09.2012/1592861/default.htm|title = Son Dakika}}</ref>
==Agenda==
The agenda was dominated by the AKP's anti-terrorism propaganda, with the [[Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present)|Kurdish–Turkish conflict]] having claimed the lives of several [[Turkish Armed Forces|Turkish soldiers]] in recent months. Erdoğan's speech contained numerous poems, which drew tears from attendants at the congress according to press reports. Erdoğan's speech also contained attacks against the main opposition [[Republican People's Party (Turkey)|Republican People's Party]], which he accused of 'playing a role in every coup'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.akparti.org.tr/site/haberler/basbakan-erdoganin-ak-parti-4.-olagan-buyuk-kongresi-konusmasinin-tam-metni/31771#1|title = Akparti̇}}</ref>
==Leadership election==
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