The Wagner uprising did not topple Russian President Vladimir Putin, but it shook his seat, reduced his power, and, if not all, shook his charisma. Putin’s claim that he now has full domestic support in the face of NATO pressure over the Ukraine war will no longer be as convincing as before. Among those breathing
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that the appointment of Mehmet Şimşek as Treasury Minister should not be contemplated as a change in his cabinet’s economic policies as the former minister’s re-appointment to the post raised the expectations of a shift in low interest rate policy of Erdoğan. However he added that they “accept the
People in the corridors of the Parliament are still asking why President Tayyip Erdoğan, contrary to widespread speculation, did not include former Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu and former Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar in the new cabinet, in other words, in the new A-Team he formed after the May 28 victory. Let’s leave aside
With her exceptional education, extensive experience, and youthful dynamism, Hafize Gaye Erkan sparked enthusiasm at home as well as abroad by assuming crucial position in economic management as the new governor of the Central Bank (CBRT). However, she has come to this position at a crucial time when the Turkish economy is so fragile with
With a victory on May 28 presidential run-off elections, President Erdoğan was re-elected as the president and won the right to form his cabinet to rule the executive branch in the following 5 years. On the morning of May 31, the value of the Turkish lira fell to an unprecedented low against the US dollar.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was re-elected for his third term at the seat after the run-off elections on May 28. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Erdoğan received 52.14 percent of the votes, while his opponent and opposition’s candidate Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu received 47.84 percent. The margin will
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is reelected in the run-off elections on May 28, Supreme Board of Elections head Ahmet Yener announced stating that the preliminary results indicate his victory. Stating that the 99,93 percent of the ballot boxes was counted Yener said that “even if the remaining votes are written to any candidate, the results
Türkiye is once again going to the polls on May 28 to elect its 13th president in the run-off elections amid the devastating effects of two major earthquakes, an economic crisis, increasing political polarization, and ballot-box security concerns. Some 64 million voters cast their ballots to choose between two candidates: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and
Two days before the critical run-off for the presidential elections in Türkiye, things got quite odd in the country. Two candidates of the second round of the elections, Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader and six party opposition alliance’s candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were on screens one day apart on May 24
With just three days until the critical Parliamentary and presidential elections that might have influence on the political trajectory of not just in Türkiye but in the globe, the uncertainty prevails. The most recent polls put opposition’s presidential candidate and Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ahead of President Tayyip Erdoğan, with a higher