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THE ISTANBUL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: A REALITY CHECK
The Istanbul elections saga is finished with the rather anticipated Ekrem İmamoğlu victory over AKP’s candidate, Binali Yildırım. This result adds another important parameter in Turkey’s hazy domestic politics, as President Erdoğan is called
Read More »2019 ISTANBUL LOCAL ELECTION WILL BE RENEWED
Turkey’s High Election Board or Supreme Election Council (Yüksek Seçim Kurulu-YSK) decided for the renewal of March 31, 2019 local election for Istanbul metropolitan municipality due to allegations of electoral fraud with a 7-4
Read More »INTERVIEW WITH MARIAN KARAGYOZOV, BULGARIAN NATIONAL RADIO CORRESPONDANT TO TURKEY
Ahmet Ceylan: Can you introduce yourself to our followers? Marian Karagyozov: My name is Marian Karagyozov (it is pronounced Karagözov). I have a degree in Middle East Studies from one of the universities in the
Read More »31 MART 2019 YEREL SEÇİMLERİNE GENEL BİR BAKIŞ
“Demokrasinin bütün hastalıkları daha fazla demokrasi ile tedavi edilir.” – Alfred Emanuel Smith Türkiye halkı 31 Mart 2019 tarihinde sandık başına giderek, yerel yöneticilerini seçmek için yaptığı mahalli idareler seçimlerini tamamlamıştır. 24 Haziran seçimlerinde olduğu
Read More »TURKEY’S 2019 LOCAL ELECTIONS: AK PARTI LOST THREE BIG CITIES
Turkey’s 2019 local elections took place on March 31, 2019 Sunday in a relatively peaceful atmosphere. Except for deadly local feuds in Malatya[1] and Gaziantep[2], no serious clashes happened and elections were organized in
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