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Murat Yetkin
26 February 2025, Wednesday / Published in Politics

“No bread for İmamoğlu”: An unprecedented political siege to Erdoğan’s top contender

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is seeking to run for office once again by securing a parliamentary majority and exploiting a constitutional ambiguity. The opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has two formidable potential candidates to challenge him: Mansur Yavaş, the Metropolitan Mayor of Ankara, and Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Metropolitan Mayor of Istanbul. While Erdoğan has thus
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YetkinReport
17 January 2025, Friday / Published in Politics

Opposition Mayor of İstanbul’s Beşiktaş arrested, sparking political tensions

The mayor of Istanbul’s Beşiktaş district, Rıza Akpolat from the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been arrested and suspended from his duties, marking a significant escalation in Türkiye’s political tensions. The Ministry of Interior announced Akpolat’s suspension from his position as a “temporary measure” following his arrest on charges of “membership in a criminal
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Mehmet Öğütçü
14 October 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

Power transition in Türkiye and the credibility of the opposition

The world and Türkiye are at a new turning point that could have dire consequences. This is one of those rare moments in history where we are teetering on the edge, both globally and locally. Prospect of a change in power brings hope for reform in Türkiye but it also brings risks. Many struggle to
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Murat Yetkin
28 August 2024, Wednesday / Published in Politics

The Ankara “bromance”: Erdoğan-Bahçeli unity amidst opposition chaos

I wonder if it’s appropriate to describe the conspicuously close relationship between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli, as a “bromance.” This was on full display during the 953rd-anniversary celebrations of the Malazgirt Victory on August 26 in Ahlat, much to the chagrin of their opponents. Perhaps “strategic alliance” would be a
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Murat Yetkin
08 April 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

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 AKP headquarters and local branches, portraying a sobering sight. The last-minute traders or those attempting to shred documents, the significant effort by Mehmet Uçum, one of the President’s Advisors, to hinder the complete dismantling of
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Murat Yetkin
17 February 2024, Saturday / Published in Politics

Is former CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu returning to active politics?

Former Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu returned to the public sphere 100 days after losing his seat to Özgür Özel, hinting his return to active politics. Visiting small businesses in the OSTIM Industrial Site in Ankara, the previous leader of the main opposition party quoted former President Süleyman Demirel and said: “politics has
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Murat Yetkin
29 January 2024, Monday / Published in Politics

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 have taken a toll on the party. However, in addition to this, an unprecedented situation has emerged in Turkish politics: the CHP, not President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), appears to
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Murat Yetkin
01 August 2023, Tuesday / Published in Politics

Türkiye’s main opposition is on edge: scenarios, maneuvers, moves

Türkiye’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) seem to be on edge, evinced by their prominent member’s behaviour when they visited the western province of Muğla, Akbelen, to support the protesters who have been in clash with security forces to prevent their forest to be cleared for a coal field. The CHP Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, along
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Murat Yetkin
30 June 2023, Friday / Published in Politics

Turkish opposition in turmoil but not in dead-end

After losing in the May presidential and legislative elections, Türkiye’s opposition is in turmoil both inner-party struggles and within the coalition it created prior to the elections. The six party opposition’s People Alliance’s partner İYİ Party’s first party congress after the elections held in Ankara on 24-25 June. The party’s leader Meral Akşener’s first speech
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Murat Yetkin
10 May 2023, Wednesday / Published in Politics

Three days until Turkish elections, three key questions

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
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  • 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
  • İmamoğlu effect: Turkish Central Bank raised policy rate to 46 pct17 April 2025
  • Erdoğan’s ally Bahçeli wants İmamoğlu case to end urgently15 April 2025
  • The Turkish position as Israel wants the US to dismantle Iran, too13 April 2025
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