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GOOD PARTY IS ESTABLISHED IN TURKEY

GOOD PARTY IS ESTABLISHED IN TURKEY

upa-admin Ekim 27, 2017 0

A new right-wing political party was established few days ago in Turkey by the former Minister of Interior and the Vice Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mrs. Meral Akşener with the name

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RPP LEADER KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU’S ‘JUSTICE MARCH’

RPP LEADER KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU’S ‘JUSTICE MARCH’

upa-admin Haziran 17, 2017 RPP LEADER KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU’S ‘JUSTICE MARCH’ için yorumlar kapalı

Introduction Turkey’s pro-secular, pro-European and social democratic main opposition party, Republican People’s Party (RPP – Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi in Turkish) is often criticized for being too harsh on secularism as well as acting in an elitist

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PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM APPROVED IN TURKEY

PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM APPROVED IN TURKEY

upa-admin Nisan 17, 2017 0

Turkish people voted slightly (% 51,41 “yes” votes against % 48,59 “no” votes) in favor of the constitutional changes proposed by the governing Islamist Justice and Development Party (JDP-AKP) and Turkish nationalist Nationalist Action

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RETHINKING TURKEY’S KURDISH QUESTION

RETHINKING TURKEY’S KURDISH QUESTION

upa-admin Mayıs 27, 2016 0

After the removal of immunity of parliamentarians, most of the deputies from pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) are now faced with the risk of losing their seats in the parliament in Turkey. This decision

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BINALI YILDIRIM WILL BECOME TURKEY’S NEW PRIME MINISTER

BINALI YILDIRIM WILL BECOME TURKEY’S NEW PRIME MINISTER

upa-admin Mayıs 23, 2016 0

After the resignation of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (JDP) organized its extraordinary congress on May 22, 2016. The congress was organized -similar to previous ones- with only one

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TURKEY WILL HAVE A PM CHANGE ON MAY 22, 2016

TURKEY WILL HAVE A PM CHANGE ON MAY 22, 2016

upa-admin Mayıs 10, 2016 0

Turkey’s Prime Minister Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu recently resigned from his post after 20 months in office.[1] Although the decision was presented as his own choice, there are rumors that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan forced

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NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY’S CONGRESS CONTROVERSY

NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY’S CONGRESS CONTROVERSY

upa-admin Nisan 13, 2016 0

Founded in 1969 by former Colonel of Turkish Armed Forces, Alparslan Türkeş, Nationalist Action Party (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi – MHP)[1] has always been an important actor in Turkish political life. Although the party has

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TURKEY’S 1 NOVEMBER 2015 ELECTIONS: RETURN OF JDP AS THE SINGLE-PARTY GOVERNMENT

TURKEY’S 1 NOVEMBER 2015 ELECTIONS: RETURN OF JDP AS THE SINGLE-PARTY GOVERNMENT

upa-admin Kasım 13, 2015 0

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (JDP) seized another victory on November 1, 2015 general elections with 49,5 % of the total votes. JDP, ruled by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu who replaced the President

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EARLY ELECTIONS IN TURKEY

EARLY ELECTIONS IN TURKEY

upa-admin Eylül 4, 2015 1

After the failure of coalition talks between four major political parties that were able to pass 10 % electoral threshold, Turkey is headed towards an early general election on November 1, 2015 in order

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2015 TURKISH GENERAL ELECTIONS

2015 TURKISH GENERAL ELECTIONS

upa-admin Mayıs 6, 2015 0

General elections in Turkey will be held on 7 June 2015 in order to elect the 550 members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM). The election will be the 24th general election in

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