The presidential candidate of the government block in the upcoming Turkish elections is the incumbent Tayyip Erdoğan. The opposition candidate is still unknown. It is not a burning issue for now but may become more worrying as the elections scheduled for June 2023 gets closer. The leaders of the Nation Alliance, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of the
Political parties in Turkey will appeal to GenZ using social media tools as the young population who will vote for the first time in upcoming elections are expected to have a say in results. In latest, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu answered questions of the followers of young social
Turkish lira depreciated at a record low level against the USD on November 11: hitting 9.91 liras against 1 dollar. After the Labor Department announced that US inflation rates hit 30 years high with 6.2, the currencies of emerging economies with high foreign debt depreciated against the USD.“The US inflation data boosted the dollar as
November 10 marks the 83rd year of the passing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic. Probably nobody could have anticipated that Atatürk and the fundamental principles of the republic that he founded would be rediscovered by the majority of the Turkish people as the country is heading towards its centennial in
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of the Turkish center-left main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), posted a home-made video on the evening of 7 November. It was to announce what they will do for women’s rights if they remove President Tayyip Erdoğan from power. In the 6-minutes video, Kılıçdaroğlu listed what the gains of women in
Many of you will recall the movie “Groundhog Day” starring Bill Murray as a depressed weatherman who keeps reliving the same day. In this brilliant comedy, the lead character overcomes his predicament by changing his own behavior. While everything else stays the same, he keeps adjusting his own actions until he gets it right. Democrats
“What will happen to the AKP after Erdoğan? The question has started to be asked by foreign political observers and investors watching Turkey mainly because of two reasons.One of these two reasons is the chronic loss of votes of Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its “People Alliance” partner, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
The rumors about the health condition of the Turkish President Tayyip started with a hashtag on Twitter on November 3, the 19th anniversary of the elections that brought his Justice and Development Party (AKP) in power.In a few hours, allegations spread beyond the reach of social media. Media outlets and embassies in Ankara were trying
Is it possible that a central bank of a country with a current account deficit for years could make its country with a permanent current account surplus with any policies it would implement?The importance of this question is crystal clear since Şahap Kavcıoğlu, the Governor of the Central Bank (CBRT) claimed precisely the abovementioned issue