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2023 TURKISH ELECTIONS: 46 DAYS LEFT
Introduction In Türkiye (Turkey), presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled for May 14, 2023. So, this means only 46 days left for the country to choose its new President and form a new parliament.
Read More »TÜRKİYE WILL HOLD ITS PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ON MAY 14, 2023
Introduction Now the date is set; Türkiye (Turkey) will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, 2023. As a country that has always been struggling to embrace full democracy in the last
Read More »EARLY PROJECTIONS FOR TURKEY’S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Turkish domestic politics is always dynamic and excited although the country has been passing through rather difficult times due to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic difficulties. In this context, it should not be forgotten
Read More »COULD MUHARREM INCE START A NEW POLITICAL PARTY?
Muharrem İnce (1964-)[1] is an experienced Turkish politician who has been a pro-secular Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy (from Yalova) between 2002 and 2018, five times consecutively (2002, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2015). Due to
Read More »TURKISH POLITICS: CURRENT SITUATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Similar to other countries, due to Covid-19 (coronavirus) crisis, party politics have been forgotten for a while in Turkey. However, because of the strong political polarization in the country, the latest voting rates of
Read More »INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR PAUL KUBICEK ON TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS
Professor Paul Kubicek (Ph.D. University of Michigan) is an American Political Scientist teaching at Oakland University. Dr. Kubicek grew up in San Antonio/Texas and moved to Michigan in 1990. He has taught in Ukraine
Read More »ALİ BABACAN ESTABLISHES DEMOCRACY AND LEAP PARTY (DEVA PARTI)
Introduction Turkey’s influential young politician Ali Babacan established a new centrist political party called Demokrasi ve Atılım Partisi (Democracy and Leap Party) today. This was an expected move on the side of Babacan since
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