The Aftermath of Turkey’s Local Elections: Who Lost, Who Won?
Since there is a minor difference between the votes of AK Party and CHP candidates in Istanbul, the AK Party…
The Safety and Reliability of Elections in Turkey
Gerrymandering allegations, which were rarely seen in the past, have apparently turned into a manipulation tool for Turkey’s opposition parties…
Post-Election Turkey: Possible Scenarios
Since there is less than 24 hours left to Turkey’s local elections, it is crucial to discuss possible future scenarios…
Turkey’s Secularists and Separatists Hand in Hand to the Ballots
What did the CHP and Iyi Party promise the HDP in order to receive support? No representative from either party…
Why are Local Elections Perceived as a Matter of National Survival in Turkey?
Overall, the AK Party and the MHP see the upcoming elections as a matter of national survival because of the…
Why Do Election Polls Fail?
Especially after the June 24 elections, owners of some survey companies admitted that they made fraudulent in the results of…
An Alternative View of the 28 February Coup
What was the February 28 coup? It was a special moment in Turkish politics. It was a moment of the…
What If It Works? The CHP’s Local Election Strategy
Kilicdaroglu’s excuse for a possible defeat is already at hand. He will argue that the CHP failed due to the…
Is there a Split Within the AK Party?
Some political circles imply that former AK Party ministers are about to establish a new political party as an alternative…
Turkey Seeks for an Effective Public Dispute Resolution Mechanism
The Ombudsman Institution can be a chance to provide more transparency, collaboration, and problem-solving in Turkey’s state structure under the…
Anti-Refugee Sentiment Ahead of Turkey’s Local Elections
In the run up to the local elections to be held on March 31, anti-refugee rhetoric targeting Syrian refugees have…
Is the Turkish Opposition Really an Alternative?
Despite the rising public displeasure with the existing ruling power, the opposition seems to fail to offer itself as an…
President Erdogan Reveals the AK Party’s Election Manifesto
The AK Party’s latest manifesto is the reflection of the party’s intrinsic and newly-emerging approach in governing the urban. It…
AK Party’s Istanbul candidate to be revealed on Saturday
The AK Party is expected to reveal its candidate for Istanbul on Saturday.
26% increase in Turkish minimum wage has been approved for 2019
According to the decision of the Commission for Minimum Wage Determination, gross minimum wage in Turkey will be 2.558 Turkish…
Creating jobs for disabled and those under protection
In a written statement yesterday, Turkey’s Minister of Family, Labour, and Social Services – Zehra Zumrut Selcuk – announced that…
Turkey’s Operation in Syria as the Determinant of the Local Elections
All developments until now show that Turkey’s military operation in Syria may be one of the determinants of the result…
Negotiations for local elections are changing each week
After the party assembly meeting for determining candidates for local elections yesterday, Seyit Torun – deputy head of the CHP…
