2018 snap elections

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How Populist Zeitgeist Controls Turkish Electoral Campaign 2018

How Populist Zeitgeist Controls Turkish Electoral Campaign 2018

The new elections in Turkey is displaying strong populist rhetoric that is invoked by all major candidates in order to win popular support. These four political leaders’ electoral campaigns rely on populist language, glorifying the role of the people and illustrating their superiority.

22 June 2018 Tuğçe Erçetin,Emre Erdoğan,Jan Philipp Thomeczek

Minister Soylu Calls on CHP Voters to ‘Vote for CHP’

Minister Soylu Calls on CHP Voters to ‘Vote for CHP’

Minister of Interior Soylu has told CHP voters to vote for the CHP and added: “The votes you carry to the HDP will be accounted for in this and other world by this innocent nation”.

Election Board Bans Union’s Magazine

Election Board Bans Union’s Magazine

Konak District Election Board has forbidden the magazine called “Voice of DISK”, entitled "Enough", emphasizing the losses of workers during AKP ruling.

Delegation from PACE Coming to Monitor Elections

Delegation from PACE Coming to Monitor Elections

A delegation of 33 people from the PACE are going to come to Turkey to monitor presidential and parliamentary elections. The delegation will announce their report right after the election is over.

Election Diary – June 19, 2018

Election Diary – June 19, 2018

PM Yıldırım has said that 30 thousand Syrians who attained citizenship are going to cast vote in June 24 elections. CHP's İnce has held 100 public meetings.

Fadıl Şenyaşar, Whose Father and Brothers Have Been Killed in Suruç, Arrested

Fadıl Şenyaşar, Whose Father and Brothers Have Been Killed in Suruç, Arrested

Fadıl Şenyaşar, who has lost his father and two brothers in the armed attack in Suruç in Turkey's southeastern province of Urfa, has been arrested in relation with the death of Mehmet Şah Yıldız, the brother of the AKP Urfa MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız.

Turkish Medical Association: Security of Hospitals Should Be Ensured

Turkish Medical Association: Security of Hospitals Should Be Ensured

The Turkish Medical Association has released a statement regarding the armed conflict in Suruç, Urfa. The Association has stated that the attacks also continued inside the Suruç Public Hospital and two of the deaths occurred in the hospital.

Statements by Politicians Regarding Armed Conflict in Urfa

Statements by Politicians Regarding Armed Conflict in Urfa

While the HDP has stated, “We will not be provoked by such incidents”, the CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has said, “Such incidents should remain in history.” The government officials have emphasized that “It is an attack targeting AKP members.”

Armed Conflict During Election Works in Urfa

Armed Conflict During Election Works in Urfa

The dispute that erupted during the election works of AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız in Turkey's southeastern province of Urfa has turned into an armed conflict. Four people have been killed and eight people have been wounded.

Attack on HDP’s Election Booth in Kocaeli

Attack on HDP’s Election Booth in Kocaeli

An attack has been carried out against the election booth of HDP in the district of Gölcük, Kocaeli. Two party members have been injured in the attack.

Application for HDP's Demirtaş to Attend Public Meetings

Application for HDP's Demirtaş to Attend Public Meetings

Applications have been made to the Ministry of Justice and Supreme Election Board for HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Demirtaş to be able to attend the public meetings.

Erdoğan: ‘Our First Task Will be to End State of Emergency’

Erdoğan: ‘Our First Task Will be to End State of Emergency’

President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has said, “In case I continue after June 24, our first task will be end the State of Emergency if god permits”.

‘Kim Jong Un’ Award from İYİ Party to State Channel TRT

‘Kim Jong Un’ Award from İYİ Party to State Channel TRT

İYİ Party İstanbul Provincial Organization has granted “Kım Jong Un press and democracy award” to the state channel TRT.

Constitutional Court Rejects Demirtaş’s Demand for Release

Constitutional Court Rejects Demirtaş’s Demand for Release

HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Demirtaş’s demand for release has been rejected by the Constitutional Court as well after Ankara 19th and 20th Heavy Penal Courts.

Letter by HDP’s Imprisoned Yüksekdağ: Women Will Overcome Threshold of Oppression

Letter by HDP’s Imprisoned Yüksekdağ: Women Will Overcome Threshold of Oppression

In a letter she wrote in Kandıra Prison, HDP’s imprisoned former co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ has said, “It is the women who will overcome the threshold of oppression”.

HDP’s 22-Year-Old MP Candidate Dersim Dağ On Way to Parliament

HDP’s 22-Year-Old MP Candidate Dersim Dağ On Way to Parliament

HDP’s Diyarbakır MP candidate Dersim Dağ has said, “I lean my back on my people by taking young people and women by my side. That’s why, I’m not scared. We’ve started young, we’ll achieve young”.

12 June 2018 Bircan Değirmenci

Voice Message from Demirtaş: ‘Everyone Should Feel at Ease’

Voice Message from Demirtaş: ‘Everyone Should Feel at Ease’

HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş has sent a voice message from prison and said, “We are in very good spirits and good health here. We become happier and all the more exuberant as we get the messages coming from outside.”

Election Diary – June 11 2018

Election Diary – June 11 2018

President Erdoğan has announced that an operation will be launched into Qandil. CHP’s İnce has filed a claim for compensation against Erdoğan for his statement that “They ask for permission from Pennsylvania”.

8 Private TV Channels in May: 354 Hours to AKP, 0 to HDP

8 Private TV Channels in May: 354 Hours to AKP, 0 to HDP

According to CHP’s members in the Radio and Television Supreme Council, AKP was covered for 354 hours whereas HDP wasn’t covered at all by eight private TV channels during May. Five channels have placed embargo on opposition parties.

From Demirtaş to bianet: There is No Single Act of Violence That Started with My Call

From Demirtaş to bianet: There is No Single Act of Violence That Started with My Call

Demirtaş has answered the questions, which were conveyed to him via his lawyers, on social media. In response to bianet’s question about “Kobane protests”, Demirtaş answered, “Political responsibility belongs to the AKP”.

Demirtaş to be Taken to Ankara Twice for TRT Speech

Demirtaş to be Taken to Ankara Twice for TRT Speech

HDP’s imprisoned Presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş will be taken from Edirne to Ankara twice for his election speech.

From Demirtaş’s Wife to Demirtaş: Will You Continue to Iron After Becoming President?

From Demirtaş’s Wife to Demirtaş: Will You Continue to Iron After Becoming President?

Başak Demirtaş has conveyed her question for Selahattin Demirtaş’s press meeting on social media: “When you become president, will you continue to iron, prepare breakfast for the kids and go to do the grocery shopping?”

Election Board Announces Women-Men Rate of MP Candidates: 996 Women-3855 Men

Election Board Announces Women-Men Rate of MP Candidates: 996 Women-3855 Men

The Supreme Election Board has announced the distribution of MP candidates by gender for June 24 election. The parties who nominated the highest number of women MPs are HDP, İYİ Party, Homeland Party, CHP, AKP, MHP, Felicity Party and HÜDA-PAR respectively.

7 June 2018 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Demirtaş Addresses Turkey by Phone

Demirtaş Addresses Turkey by Phone

HDP’s imprisoned Presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş has addressed Turkey by phone and his speech has been posted on social media. Demirtaş has said, “Today is not the time to be hopeless”.

2 HDP Members Arrested for Writing on Wall ‘There is A Message Coming From Kettle’

2 HDP Members Arrested for Writing on Wall ‘There is A Message Coming From Kettle’

Two high school students who have drawn ‘the kettle of Demirtaş’ on the walls as part of HDP’s election campaign have been arrested on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

Criminal Complaint by Demirtaş against Erdoğan, Soylu

Criminal Complaint by Demirtaş against Erdoğan, Soylu

HDP’s presidential candidate Demirtaş’s lawyers have filed a criminal complaint against President Erdoğan, Minister Soylu and journalists who echoed their statements about Kobane matter.

Attack on HDP Building in Bolu

Attack on HDP Building in Bolu

A group of people have attacked the HDP building and burnt the party flags in the province of Bolu. During the attack, which the police have not intervened in, several members of the HDP have gotten stuck in the building.

HDP’s Demirtaş Awaits Your Questions at His Social Media Conference

HDP’s Demirtaş Awaits Your Questions at His Social Media Conference

HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş will answer the questions asked to him on social media in Turkish, Kurdish and English until June 6.

Chair of Supreme Election Council Did Not Meet OSCE Delegation

Chair of Supreme Election Council Did Not Meet OSCE Delegation

Chair of Supreme Election Council Sadi Güven and its six members have not met the OSCE delegation who has come to Turkey to monitor the Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

PACE Report: State of Emergency Impacts Electoral Environment Negatively

PACE Report: State of Emergency Impacts Electoral Environment Negatively

The pre-electoral delegation of the PACE has published a report on Turkey. The delegation has emphasized that the State of Emergency conditions negatively impact the electoral environment.

Application for Demirtaş to be Allowed to Issue Opinion to Press by Phone

Application for Demirtaş to be Allowed to Issue Opinion to Press by Phone

In an application submitted to the Ministry of Justice, it has been demanded that HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Demirtaş be allowed to join TV programs and that the press members be allowed to meet him.

Rice with Dry Bean Recipe by CHP’s Presidential Candidate İnce

Rice with Dry Bean Recipe by CHP’s Presidential Candidate İnce

Muharrem İnce has given a recipe of rice with dry beans in Trabzon to explain the dependence on foreign sources in agriculture.

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