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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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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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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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PROF. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ MAKALE: “A NEW ISLAMIST POLITICAL PARTY IN TÜRKİYE: THE CASE OF NEW WELFARE (YRP)”
Üsküdar Üniversitesi öğretim üyesi ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Kurucu Genel Koordinatörü Prof. Dr. Ozan Örmeci’nin “A New Islamist Political Party in Türkiye: The Case of New Welfare (YRP)” adlı makalesi, Çin merkezli ve
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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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GOOGLE SCHOLAR VERİLERİNE GÖRE EN ÇOK ATIF ALAN TÜRKİYE UZMANLARI
Giriş 2025 yılı itibarıyla dünyanın 17. en büyük ekonomisi, 18. en yoğun nüfuslu ülkesi, 9. en güçlü ordusunun sahibi ve en etkili 3. diplomatik merkezi olan Türkiye (Cumhuriyeti), Batı ile Doğu’yu, Avrupa ile Asya’yı,
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IMPRISONED PKK LEADER ABDULLAH ÖCALAN’S HISTORIC CALL FOR PEACE: I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF POLITICS, NOT GUNS
After four decades of tense armed conflict with the Turkish State, pro-Kurdish terrorist organization PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) now seems to follow a different path and give peace a chance. PKK’s imprisoned leader Abdullah
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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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