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Post-election challenges ahead: Will Erdoğan opt AKP out?Post-election challenges ahead: Will Erdoğan opt AKP out?

Post-election challenges ahead: Will Erdoğan opt AKP out?

Following the March 31 local election defeat, President Tayyip Erdoğan made two strategic political decisions. The first was to continue…

1 year ago
Will Turkish economic policies shift post-election?Will Turkish economic policies shift post-election?

Will Turkish economic policies shift post-election?

The March 31 local elections in Türkiye marked the most severe defeat for the incumbent AKP in its 20-year reign.…

1 year ago
The CHP’s electoral success and Türkiye’s new eraThe CHP’s electoral success and Türkiye’s new era

The CHP’s electoral success and Türkiye’s new era

The disarray following the CHP's electoral victory is not only evident in previously AK Party-held municipalities but also within the…

1 year ago
Meral Akşener declines İYİ Party leadership bid following election setbackMeral Akşener declines İYİ Party leadership bid following election setback

Meral Akşener declines İYİ Party leadership bid following election setback

Following an election defeat in 31 March local elections, opposition İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener declared that she would not…

1 year ago
Did CHP win the Turkish election, or did AKP lose it?Did CHP win the Turkish election, or did AKP lose it?

Did CHP win the Turkish election, or did AKP lose it?

The local elections on March 31 produced results far beyond expectations. Immediately after the election, evaluations suggested that the main…

1 year ago
One of four Turkish voters regret their choices in May electionsOne of four Turkish voters regret their choices in May elections

One of four Turkish voters regret their choices in May elections

One of the questions in the Turkey's Pulse, the periodical survey conducted by MetroPoll research company, is worth mentioning as…

2 years ago
Hours to Türkiye’s critical elections: Security concerns and hopeHours to Türkiye’s critical elections: Security concerns and hope

Hours to Türkiye’s critical elections: Security concerns and hope

Smiling faces in the central Tandoğan square of the capital Ankara, as almost every each of them whom I ask…

2 years ago
Turkish presidential candidate İnce withdraws from electionTurkish presidential candidate İnce withdraws from election

Turkish presidential candidate İnce withdraws from election

As Türkiye set to hold critical presidential and parliamentary elections in less than three days, Homeland Party (Memleket Partisi) leader…

2 years ago
Opposition set its economy staff; Erdoğan chases ghostsOpposition set its economy staff; Erdoğan chases ghosts

Opposition set its economy staff; Erdoğan chases ghosts

As Türkiye is set to hold its critical election on May 14, the opposition "Nation Alliance" presidential candidate and main…

2 years ago
Turkish economy is decelerating heading into electionsTurkish economy is decelerating heading into elections

Turkish economy is decelerating heading into elections

In the pre-election period, it is customary for the ruling parties to turn on the populist taps and "revitalize" the…

2 years ago