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Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu launched his party’s election campaign in Southern Province of Mersin on December 4; way earlier than its scheduled date on June 18, 2023 because the opposition forces pushed for an early election due to the current economic state of Turkey. As his opposition “Nation Alliance” partner
Turkey is now experiencing a coalition government in a one-party rule under an administrative system which was constituted over complaints about vulnerable coalition governments of the 1970s and 1990s. President Tayyip Erdoğan propagated the most crucial reason for establishing the Presidential Government System in 2017 as that Turkey will leave the coalitions behind. Still, the
Until a few months ago, President Tayyip Erdoğan’s administration has been holding the powerful name of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, responsible for every move taken against Turkey. The feelings were mutual. The Prince, known as MBZ with his initials in international politics, also saw Erdogan
President Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) members on November 23, as the currency crisis hit Turkey like a storm. The more Erdogan spoke, the more the Turkish Lira depreciated against the US dollar, Euro, British Pound and Gold. At the minute I wrote this line, 1 US Dollar worth 13
“There is no Economic War of Independence. They are trying to deceive people who are left with dry bread in their hands as if they are defending their homeland,” Ali Babacan, the leader of DEVA Party, posted on the party’s Twitter account on November 23. His words came just after President Tayyip Erdoğan declared “Economic War
Turkey’s economic and foreign policy problems are increasing by the lack of trust in the government of President Tayyip Erdoğan. There are a few examples that immediately come to mind. First, Turkey’s Business and Industrialists Association TÜSİAD President Simone Kaslowski met with economic and political circles in the USA last week and talked about Turkey.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his long stance against interest rates on Nov. 17. The following day, Central Bank Monetary Policy Board lowered the interest rate 100 basis points to 15. Turkish Lira further depreciated against foreign currencies like US Dollar and Euro, as 1 Dollar is worth 11,5 TL, while 1 Euro is 12,5
It is possible to say that main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu aimed to kill three birds with one stone, not two, with his visit to The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu on November 15. First of all, it is an effort to express that
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
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