Turkey’s Erdogan Is Losing Support Where He Can Least Afford It
Source:Bloomberg Date:18Dec2021
Tea growers, fishermen, small retailers, café staff and gas-station attendants — some of the typically low-paid, laboring Turks who have formed the backbone of Erdogan’s support over his
Turkish voters welcome creation of new party by ‘honest’ former AKP heavyweight
Source:Ahval News Date:24Aug2019
Ahval News interviewed oridanary citizens to get a feel whether Ali Babacan and Ahmet Davutoglu could sway the hearts of voters. The reception is generally positive, but Ahval should have
Drive to rerun Istanbul election is a risk for Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Source:Financial Times Date:17Apr2019
Some political analysts think senior AKP figures are serious about wanting a new contest. The opposition claims they are buying time while hiding some of the skeletons that have gathered over 25
Pelican clique undermines Turkey’s ruling party, seeks Istanbul re-vote
Source:Ahval News Date:12Apr2019
A precious expose of the factions within AKP with focus on one particularly virulent strain, called the Pelicanists. A must read for those who need to understand the intricacies of Turkish
Turkey’s so-called survival problem
Source:Ahval News Date:06Mar2019
This is important, because AKP-MHP portray the election as “existential”, rather than focusing on the economy. A former AKP deputy explains what that means Turks will elect