Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
I try to interpret current political affairs over photographs or video footage from time to time. It provides a better angle to analyze developments with a more objective perspective than written statements or statistics. It is also the case for the photograph taken at the handover ceremony at Turkey’s Ministry of Justice on January 29.
President Tayyip Erdoğan replaced Minister of Justice and Turkish Statistical Institute head with a presidential decree, as further scrutiny brought upon media to “protect the national and moral values.” Bekir Bozdağ, who had served in critical roles under ruling Justice and Development Party governments, was appointed as the new minister in place of Abdulhamit Gül,
I had a hard time writing the title of this post. For example, the title could have been “Erdoğan took a step back, Sezen Aksu won”. Or a title like “Has the second İmralı process started with Öcalan?” would also be appropriate for what President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on the NTV-Star joint broadcast on
One of the murder suspect of the assasination of academic Necip Hablemitoğlu twenty years ago, who was on alleged to have links with the Gülenist network has been brought to Turkey from Ukraine with an intelligence operation, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a televized interview on Jan. 26. “MIT (National Intelligence Organization) has been
The interregnum in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which began with the 2020 presidential election and continued for more than a year, was finally left behind by the January 23rd elections. The Turkish Cypriot elections on January 23rd elections produced results that allowed varioıus assessments to be made in many respects. Ruling UBP;
People of Turkish Republic of the Northern Cyprus (TRNC) hit the ballot box for early parliamentary elections. The results of the election will determine the new holders of 50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic. The voting will be the 15th parliamentary election held in the TRNC since 1974. According to the preliminary results
“As the opposition, we must be prepared for anything,” said Future Party (FP) leader Ahmet Davutoğlu on the phone, pointing at ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party’s (MHP) “People Alliance” which reiterate their objection to the early election call of the opposition debating that the election will be held on time,
Turkey’s ruling block Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has long been using diversion tactics to divert and control public discussion to topics that would serve their political agenda; however, the latest defamation campaigns, arrest of journalists and threats indicate something more hazardous that pose a threat to freedom of expression,
After signing defence cooperation agreements with France and the US in 2021, a spirit of euphoria started to reign in Greece. Especially the one concluded with the US should not be considered a victory, contrary to its reflections in Athens. But with the beginning of the new year, Athens started to receive bad news. Alarm
Turkey’s Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Council of State conveyed a view on Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, stating that the procedure is unlawful and withdrawal decision should be annulled. State Council Prosecutor Elmas Mucukgil conveyed her opinion on the lawsuit filed on behalf of Lawyer Lalezar Nergiz and 12 women from