In light of recent developments, the CHP Central Headquarters is running out of options: as consecutive lawsuits mount against its mayors, the party is force to spent all its energy on defending them. The latest example was the detention of İstanbul’s Beşiktaş district Mayor Rıza Akpolat on corruption charges. CHP’s pledge to take to the
President Tayyip Erdoğan’s re-election, in perhaps the most disadvantageous period of his rule since 2002, reveals the need to name “Erdoğanism” in Turkish politics, which has become a separate phenomena from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) he founded. Erdoğanism in numbers and beyond Erdoğan received 49.5 percent of the vote and the AKP 35.6
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