Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
When I say government, I do not mean just Justice and Development Party (AKP), ruling the country solely since 2002. However, it is a known fact that President Tayyip Erdoğan owes his presidency to Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli who supported the ruling party by forming the “People’s Alliance”. The nationalist party has
The Istanbul court ruled philanthropist Osman Kavala’s four-year-long pre-trial detention to continue, despite Eruopean Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) previous rulings for his release and Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe’s decision to initiate infringement process if Turkey would not comply with the court’s decision. Istanbul 13th Criminal Court ruled for the extension
According to reliable sources, the plans of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) of the “People’s Alliance” for constitutional amedment for changes in election procedures before the presidential election are actually shelved. The election law amendment, which is on the agenda of both President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and MHP
The photo you see above is the kind that tells a lot than pages of explanation. But maybe some interpretation would work for a better understanding. The photo was taken at the Ata concert and event hall of the Turkish Education Association (TED) in Ankara on January 15. It was the Çankaya International Peace and
As if a change of government with free elections was possible in Kazakhstan, all regional leaders started to give statements like “coup was repelled” one after another. However, it does not seem plausible to regard the events that began in Kazakhstan on January 2 and peaked on January 5-6, even as a planned uprising. There
While the latest election polls showed that the meltdown in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its “People Alliance” partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) votes continued, not only the economy but also the judiciary ring alarm bells. “We have an issue with the right to a fair trial,” the Constitutional Court (AYM) president
When the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power, one of their promises was to fight against “3Ys” that are prohibitions, poverty and corruption. In the first year of their rule, certain progress was made in these areas with an expectation of strengthening relations with the European Union (EU). When the EU hopes
Turkey’s Minister of National Defense, Hulusi Akar, rebuked Greece for increasing armament expenditures and “provocative” foreign policy, stating that Turkey’s disputes with Greece over the expansion of territorial waters and the violation of the islands’ disarmament status continue. “There is armament, against whom? We say, what is this armament for? Too much for normal defense,
Whenever President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his People Alliance partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli meet, something changes in Turkey. This time President Erdoğan visited Bahçeli at his apartment in Ankara on Jan. 5, just like last year. President’s Communication office announced that the visit was to celebrate the nationalist leader’s birthday, which
On January 4, when the people of Kazakhstan took to the streets to protest against fuel and food hikes, President Tayyip Erdoğan was addressing the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) provincial leaders in Ankara. The opposition was at his target: “They say they take to the streets to fill the squares without feeling any