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Murat Yetkin
27 April 2025, Sunday / Published in Politics

I will not beg Erdoğan for İmamoğlu’s freedom: opposition leader Özel

CHP leader Özgür Özel said that they “will not take a step back” from the struggle for Ekrem İmamoğlu’s freedom and early elections, and that they “will not beg” from President Tayyip Erdoğan. “What I’m supposed to do is to go from city to city, from rally to rally and tell the people the truth,”
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Murat Yetkin
26 March 2025, Wednesday / Published in Economy

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 the economy. Foreign investors, preoccupied with the Russia-Ukraine crisis, noticed the Türkiye bleep on their radar screens by the detention of İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on March 19. Following his arrest by the court,
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YetkinReport
23 March 2025, Sunday / Published in Politics

Court arrested and imprisoned İmamoğlu: A new stain on Turkish democracy

İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested on March 23rd by an İstanbul Court on duty on charges of “bid rigging, recording personal data, bribery and establishing an organization of interest”. İmamoğlu was not arrested on charges of aiding the PKK within the framework of the “urban reconciliation” with Kurdish politicians but nevertheless
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YetkinReport
19 March 2025, Wednesday / Published in Politics

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. At 06:15 in the morning, the police arrived with a force of 20 vehicles at his official residence in Rumelihisarı district. They detained İmamoğlu within the framework of the investigation opened by the Istanbul Chief
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YetkinReport
05 February 2025, Wednesday / Published in Politics

New criminal case against Istanbul Mayor: Could lead to political ban

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu faces another criminal case, this time for allegedly threatening Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek. The indictment, prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, lists Prosecutor Gürlek as the “victim” and seeks a prison sentence ranging from 2 years 8 months to 7 years 4 months. The charges against İmamoğlu
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Mehmet Öğütçü
21 December 2024, Saturday / Published in Politics

A call for stability and reconstruction in the Middle East

By Mehmet Öğütçü and Rainer Geiger The Middle East, scarred by years of political instability and economic upheaval, finds itself at a critical juncture. The crises in Syria and Lebanon lay bare the region’s fragility in stark terms. Yet, within this profound crisis lies a unique opportunity to rebuild the Middle East anew. No single
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Murat Yetkin
30 March 2024, Saturday / Published in Politics

Identity politics or economic realities: Turkish local elections and beyond

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,
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Murat Yetkin
29 March 2024, Friday / Published in Politics

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 being a local elections, its results will have profound effects on Turkish poltical landscape, especially in Istanbul. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seems to have mobilized the entire state machinery to prevent the re-election of Istanbul’s
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Murat Yetkin
25 March 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

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 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
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Murat Yetkin
20 March 2024, Wednesday / Published in Politics

Far-reaching consequences: two scenarios of Istanbul’s Mayoral race

Ever since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched the election campaign with the motto “reconquering Istanbul,” it has been clear that the real competition in the upcoming March 31 local elections will be for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Now, with almost a week left until the election, this race is neck and neck. It is
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  • Özel to Erdoğan: “You are a local dictator. You will leave as you came.”20 May 2025
  • UK-Türkiye: More than just a free trade agreement on the horizon20 May 2025
  • Towards a simultaneous solution to Ukraine, Syria and the Kurdish issues16 May 2025
  • The PKK’s decision to dissolve and questions to the Turkish government13 May 2025
  • Turkish public awareness of the disbanding of the PKK is low: survey13 May 2025
  • Türkiye is at the threshold for a solution to its chronic Kurdish problem9 May 2025
  • Security is the new dynamic in EU-Turkish relations9 May 2025
  • Kirkuk–Baniyas: the oil pipeline project that could sideline Türkiye30 April 2025
  • PKK tells Ankara no disarmament congress unless led by Öcalan28 April 2025
  • I will not beg Erdoğan for İmamoğlu’s freedom: opposition leader Özel27 April 2025
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