Ekrem İmamoğlu

The Postponement of Absolute Nullity and an Applause Barometer of CHP

  The Ankara 42nd Civil Court of First Instance postponed the hearing in the case seeking to declare the 2023…

3 months ago

Turkish opposition leader Özel can draw masses to squares in August heat

The Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel can mobilize people to fill squares in his protest rallies…

4 months ago

After İmamoğlu, Turkish opposition leader Özel faces prison threat, too

In Turkish politics, the threat of imprisonment has reached CHP leader Özgür Özel. Presidential decrees have been sent to the…

5 months ago

Özel to Erdoğan: “You are a local dictator. You will leave as you came.”

“You are not a global leader, you are a local dictator,” Turkish main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür…

7 months ago

The PKK’s decision to dissolve and questions to the Turkish government

The PKK's decision on May 12 to give up the armed struggle and dissolve itself means crossing another important threshold…

7 months ago

İmamoğlu effect: Turkish Central Bank raised policy rate to 46 pct

With a surprise decision, the Central Bank (CBRT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the policy rate by 350 basis points…

8 months ago

A Şimşek style answer to İmamoğlu questions of foreign investors

The İmamoğlu Crisis continues. Not only on the Turkish domestic political front, but also in terms of its effects on…

8 months ago

İstanbul Mayor Imamoğlu was detained: “We are facing a grand tyranny”

İstanbul’s opposition CHP member Metropolitan Mayor (IBB) Ekrem İmamoğlu was detained from his home on the morning of March 19.…

9 months ago

Surmounting obstacles: Potential impact of Imamoğlu’s victory

We are heading towards one of the most unfair and unequal elections in our history on March 31st. Despite its…

2 years ago

Erdoğan couldn’t get half of the support he targeted in Istanbul rally

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan complained on March 24 that the participation to his “Great İstanbul Again” rally ahead of the…

2 years ago