Ekrem İmamoğlu

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

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…

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

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…

2 months ago
The PKK’s decision to dissolve and questions to the Turkish governmentThe PKK’s decision to dissolve and questions to the Turkish government

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…

2 months ago
İmamoğlu effect: Turkish Central Bank raised policy rate to 46 pctİmamoğlu effect: Turkish Central Bank raised policy rate to 46 pct

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…

3 months ago
A Şimşek style answer to İmamoğlu questions of foreign investorsA Şimşek style answer to İmamoğlu questions of foreign investors

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…

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

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.…

4 months ago
Surmounting obstacles: Potential impact of Imamoğlu’s victorySurmounting obstacles: Potential impact of Imamoğlu’s victory

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…

1 year ago
Erdoğan couldn’t get half of the support he targeted in Istanbul rallyErdoğan couldn’t get half of the support he targeted in Istanbul rally

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…

1 year ago
Turkish opposition unite against unusual foe: CHP as a central targetTurkish opposition unite against unusual foe: CHP as a central target

Turkish opposition unite against unusual foe: CHP as a central target

Since the May 2023 election defeat, Türkiye's main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), has grappled with internal conflicts that…

1 year ago
Turkish main opposition elects new leader: What “change” can he bring?Turkish main opposition elects new leader: What “change” can he bring?

Turkish main opposition elects new leader: What “change” can he bring?

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) changed its leader at a highly contested November 4 congress, and delegates elected…

2 years ago