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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 »A RESEARCH ON TURKISH PEOPLE’S PERCEPTIONS OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE
Introduction Turkish Studies Group (Türkiye Çalışmaları Grubu) from Istanbul based Kadir Has University conducted a new scientific research about Turkish people’s perceptions of the coronavirus disease.[1] The findings of the research were published as
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
Read More »INTERVIEW WITH DR. NIKOS CHRISTOFIS ON CURRENT ISSUES IN GREEK POLITICS AND GREEK–TURKISH RELATIONS
Dr. Nikos Christofis is Associate Professor at the Center for Turkish Studies and the School of History and Civilizations at Shaanxi Normal University in Xi’an, China. He is also an affiliate researcher at the
Read More »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 »CHP’S EKREM İMAMOĞLU IS ELECTED ISTANBUL’S NEW MUNICIPAL LEADER ONCE AGAIN
After the cancellation of March 31, 2019 local elections in Istanbul, Istanbulite voters went to polls again today. Pro-secular Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) candidate Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu (49), this time clinched a decisive victory
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