Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
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
For a couple of days, there have been offbeat speculations over who will be the opposition candidate to challenge President Tayyip Erdoğan in the next elections scheduled to be held in June 2023. The debate started when journalist Emin Çapa wrote on his Twitter account that a CEO who did not want to be named
The economy is undoubtedly the most crucial issue in Turkey right now. The Turkish Central Bank’s decision to lower the interest rates and the persona non grata crisis over the release of Osman Kavala depreciated the Turkish lira further. A winter, which we knew would be difficult, became even more difficult due to the increases
The crisis, which started when ten western ambassadors in Ankara collectively demanded the release of the rights activist Osman Kavala and escalated when President Tayyip Erdoğan denounced them as persona non grata, ended with the back steps taken.First, on the afternoon of October 25, the US Embassy declared on its Twitter account that it would
It seems that President Tayyip Erdoğan’s statement on October 23 that he gave instructions to Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to deport 10 western ambassadors from Turkey as persona non grata will have serious consequences.It takes neither diplomacy nor economics genius to forecast this. Even the fact that Erdoğan requested the deportation of the ambassadors of
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on October 23 that he instructed Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to declare ten ambassadors as “persona non grata” and get deported from Turkey. Erdogan said the Ankara Ambassador of the USA, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Canada, and New Zeeland interfered in Turkey’s interior affairs by writing
Greece has always endeavored to bring its bilateral issues with Turkey to the agenda of the EU from day one. The fact that Greece has been successful in its efforts to a great extent, especially recently, should come as no surprise. In any international Organization, if one of its members insists on drafting suggestions on