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ÖZGÜR ÖZEL AND CHP DISSIDENTS ARE FORMING THE ‘NEW PARTY’
After the controversial court order for the reinstatement of the former chairman, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, as the party leader (chairman), Özgür Özel, the 8th chairman of the CHP (Republican People’s Party), who had been trying
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TÜRKİYE’S MAIN OPPOSITION LEADER ÖZGÜR ÖZEL ANNOUNCED THE FORMATION OF A NEW POLITICAL PARTY
After a controversial court decision that reinstated Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu as party chair and frequent judicial actions against party-run municipalities, Türkiye’s oldest political party, the pro-secular CHP (Republican People’s Party), faces a critical division nowadays.
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‘ABSOLUTE NULITY’ DECISION FOR THE 2023 CHP CONGRESS
The 36th Civil Chamber of the Ankara Regional Court of Appeals concluded that the CHP’s 2023 congress (38th ordinary congress) was “absolutely void“; it ordered the removal of CHP Chairman Özgür Özel from office
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UPA STRATEGIC AFFAIRS VOL. 7 NO: 1
UPA Strategic Affairs Vol. 7 No: 1 (March 2026) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18832361 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword (Serdar ÇUKUR) (1) (03 foreword) Table of Contents (2) (04 table of contents) 1. Title: ‘Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP)’
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REPORT OF THE TURKISH PARLIAMENT’S COMMISSION ON NATIONAL SOLIDARITY, BROTHERHOOD, AND DEMOCRACY
Introduction Following the victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP/AK Parti) along with the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) in the 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections, on October 1,
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2025 BALANCE SHEET OF TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
Introduction As we leave 2025 behind and enter 2026, I wanted to review the news and analyses published by the International Policy Academy (IPA) throughout 2025 and share with our readers the topics we
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ÖZGÜR ÖZEL IS REELECTED CHP CHAIR
Türkiye’s first and oldest political party (1923-1980; 1992-), the CHP (Republican People’s Party), is often labelled the “party of congresses” due to strong factionalism within the party, which has led to fierce leadership competition.
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ÖZGÜR ÖZEL IS REELECTED CHP CHAIR
The 22nd Extraordinary Congress of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the political party of modern Türkiye’s founder, the great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, known for its secularism and Western-oriented stance, convened today in Ankara
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2025 TRNC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS APPROACHING
Introduction The 11th presidential election will be held this year in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), a de facto state that is only recognized by Türkiye (Turkey) but has continued to exist
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FOOTSTEPS OF THE DOMINANT PARTY SYSTEM IN TÜRKİYE
The “dominant party system“, also referred to as the “hegemonic party system“, is a unique example in Political Science, identifying a political system in which a single political party consistently dominates election results over
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