Following an election defeat in 31 March local elections, opposition İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener declared that she would not run for the party leadership at the congress scheduled for April 27 with a surprise announcement on April 8. In her announcement titled “to the Great Turkish Nation…” via the “X” account, Akşener stated, “I
On March 31, Türkiye will once again exercise its democratic right to vote in local government elections. Yet, this election transcends mere local political dynamics; it stands as a pivotal moment shaping the trajectory of Turkish politics at large. In the wake of the May 23 general elections, Türkiye’s political landscape is undergoing significant shifts,
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan complained on March 24 that the participation to his “Great İstanbul Again” rally ahead of the March 31 local elections was less than the half of what he had expected. In fact, he should be grateful that hundreds and thousand of his supporters were there despite the disappointment of the ongoing
President and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Murat Kurum, former Minister of Urban Planning, Environment and Climate Change, as the candidate who will run against Ekrem İmamoğlu, the current mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, in the March 31 local elections. “Our aim is to appear before our nation for