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Pro-Kurdish party signals support for Turkey’s main opposition candidate
Source:Financial Times Date:22Mar2023
Turkey’s third-biggest political party has said it will not field its own candidate for president in May’s election, a move that is likely to boost support for the main opposition candidate
Turkey’s election — the Erdoğan vs Kılıçdaroğlu showdown
Source:EUObserver Date:21Mar2023
By ÖZGÜR ÜNLÜHISARCIKLI Turks will choose a new parliament along with their president, and the parliamentary election’s outcome is relatively easy to predict. None of the alliances
Should “Islam” matter in US foreign policy?
Source:Brookings blog Date:15Mar2023
To the extent that Arab societies democratized, voters would have more to disagree about when it came to Islam’s place in politics and its relationship to the state. Under the limited electoral
Asli Aydintasbas: Turkey’s opposition has a chance to beat Erdogan. It won’t be easy.
Source:Washington Post Date:12Mar2023
The Editor: Extremely fair. Very good assessment of risks for the Nation Alliance opposition But defeating the president won’t be easy. Erdogan still holds many of the most important
Turkey’s opposition candidate faces uphill battle to challenge Erdoğan
Source:Financial Times Date:09Mar2023
Wow…the title is completely misleading. Even the skeptics interviewed for this report now think Kilicdaroglu stands a better chance to win Esen said he still saw a “path” for a
Sinan Ciddi: Turkey After Erdogan
Source:FDD Date:04Mar2023
A very noteworthy view: Will the Armed Forces help Erdogan in a power-grab attempt? U.S. and European leaders should not let their hope cloud their vision. Erdogan may win without rigging
Hugo Dixon: A post-Erdogan Turkey could come in from the cold
Source:Reuters Date:28Feb2023
Erdogan may yet retain power in presidential and parliamentary elections expected to be held in June. But the earthquake which struck southeast Turkey earlier this month, killing nearly 44,000
From Haiti to Japan, what happens after film crews leave disaster zones?
Source:Financial Times Date:26Feb2023
The article contains detailed commentary on how the quake might affect Erdogan’s electoral fortunes Turkey’s poor response to the 1999 earthquake centred on İzmit may have helped clear a
Turkish President Erdoğan’s grip on power threatened by devastating earthquake
Source:The Conversation Date:20Feb2023
Erdoğan has a major dilemma. If he allows the elections to take place as planned in June 2023, he is likely to lose them. Even before the earthquake, polling suggested that he would lose against
Ece Temelkuran: Erdoğan Can’t Hide Any Longer
Source:The Nation Date:20Feb2023
An excellent article lying bare the human tragedy following the earthquake and how Erdogan prioritized damage control, revenge and self-promotion instead of helping his people For an