First Elections for Turkey’s New System of Governance
To get a clear notion of what’s happening in Turkey, the following main points can be taken into consideration: First,…
What does the Snap Election Mean for the Turkish Economy?
The fact that there are only two months before the elections means that the government cannot resort to populist policies…
What are Strategies of the Political Opposition in Snap Elections?
Overall, it should be emphasized that the political opposition in Turkey still suffer to decide on their strategy for the…
Who is Afraid of Early Elections?
The CHP chairman Kilicdaroglu does not seem to know yet if he will run himself as a candidate or nominate the names…
Is Erdogan the Condorcet Winner in Turkey?
Erdogan knows that he will win in any pairwise election and that is the reason why he presents the elections…
Why Does the Opposition in Turkey Fail to Win Elections?
The options before the opposition comes to be either to transform the secular-nationalist identity of its constituent in order to…
What Does the Snap Election Mean for Turkish Foreign Policy?
The strategic reasons behind the early election decision are multidimensional and it may influence current Turkish foreign and security policies.…
Why Does the Opposition in Turkey Polarize Society?
Usually accompanied by the use of virulent and exclusionary language towards the rest, polarization of society occurs by splitting it…
Does the Politics of Native-National Signify the AK Party’s Decline?
The AK Party’s political paradigm is shaped by an amalgam of liberal, conservative and nationalist values. The relative importance and…
The Identity Crisis of the Iyi Party
Reducing the Iyi party’s ideological baggage to such an extent that can lead to the creation of further conflict zones…
Does Turkey’s AK Party reduce Democracy to Elections alone?
While the AK Party cannot be blamed for reducing democracy to elections alone, it is accepted that the governing party…
The Future of CHP and Turkey’s Democracy
Will CHP be able to break the vicious cycle, contribute to democracy, find solutions to problems and inspire hope in…
The Political Economy of the “Post-modern” Coup
One of the most tragic features of the era in terms of the relationship between politics and economics was that…
Will the 1997 Memorandum Last a Thousand Years?
As pro-democratic political and public actors change power balances in their favor, coup attempts become unable to achieve desired results.…
What Happened in Turkey on February 28?
Those who claim that February 28 was not a coup are only trying to cover up their own crimes. I’m…
From CHP to HDP: a Hidden Tunnel in Turkish Politics
On the way to 2019, despite the discomfort that it creates among its voter base, Kilicdaroglu’s CHP will reintroduce old…
Where does Meral Aksener’s Iyi Party stand in Turkish Politics?
In order to appeal to all political factions, Aksener has gathered various figures, who are mostly irrelevant and incompatible to…
Time to Decide for the CHP: Stay the Same or Become Popularized
CHP could just as easily say it doesn’t care about who rules, and focus on its usual voter base and…
