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Sancar: HDP in talks with left-wing groups for 'democratic alliance'

Sancar: HDP in talks with left-wing groups for 'democratic alliance'

Turkey's problems cannot be solved by reducing the issue to election alliances and the selection of the presidential candidate, says the HDP co-leader.

13 January 2022

Study: People in Turkey prefer both democracy and a powerful leader

Study: People in Turkey prefer both democracy and a powerful leader

Economy and refugees are seen as the country's most important problems, Kadir Has University's study has found.

Erdoğan's 'chaos' remarks show 'he thinks he may lose elections'

Erdoğan's 'chaos' remarks show 'he thinks he may lose elections'

Politicians and political scientists commented on the president's recent statement that Turkey would be dragged into chaos if the opposition wins the next election.

18 November 2021

Erdoğan says Turkey will be dragged into chaos if he loses elections

Erdoğan says Turkey will be dragged into chaos if he loses elections

The president has accused the CHP of acting together with "terrorists" and reiterated that the elections will take place as scheduled.

17 November 2021

Survey: 56 percent of AKP voters ‘definitely won’t vote for AKP’

Survey: 56 percent of AKP voters ‘definitely won’t vote for AKP’

According to a survey conducted by MAK Consultancy, 42 percent of the respondents “definitely won’t vote for Erdoğan” if he runs for President again.

27 October 2021

Opposition worried Erdoğan may resort to violence; Erdoğan's supporters fear vengeance

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Opposition worried Erdoğan may resort to violence; Erdoğan's supporters fear vengeance

The political violence debate • TÜGVA papers reveal “systematic favoritism” • Journalists discuss trust in the media • The government's apetite for armament • Turkey becomes a leading country in organized crime

19 October 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Demirtaş calls for a 'strong left bloc' for post-AKP era

Demirtaş calls for a 'strong left bloc' for post-AKP era

Qualified leftists should be in the parliament and bureaucracy in the post-AKP era, the imprisoned politician has said.

Report: AKP, MHP struggle to agree on amendments to election law

Report: AKP, MHP struggle to agree on amendments to election law

While the ruling alliance has announced that the election threshold will be lowered, it has yet to decide on other amendments to the law, according to BBC Turkish.

15 September 2021

Next election will be most important in Turkey's history, says Demirtaş

Next election will be most important in Turkey's history, says Demirtaş

If the AKP wins the election, Turkey will be dragged into an authoritarian regime that will last for decades, the imprisoned politician has asserted.

13 September 2021

Why has the AKP-MHP bloc decided to lower the election threshold?

WEEKLY ROUNDUP #7

Why has the AKP-MHP bloc decided to lower the election threshold?

The ruling alliance seeks to maximize its seats in the parliament • Anti-vaxxers hold mass rally in İstanbul • Another Kurdish child killed by armored vehicles • Turkey confirms the first cases of the Mu variant

12 September 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Erdoğan's AKP poised to announce new draft constitution

Erdoğan's AKP poised to announce new draft constitution

The new draft constitution will be among the AKP's main election promises, according to a report by a pro-government newspaper.

10 September 2021

Turkey to reduce election threshold from 10 to 7 percent

Turkey to reduce election threshold from 10 to 7 percent

After President Erdoğan, his ally Bahçeli also stated that the election threshold will be lowered.

1 September 2021

'Everybody is aware that HDP will be a key power in the next elections'

'Everybody is aware that HDP will be a key power in the next elections'

While the ruling party is losing votes, the opposition should do more than just watching it to win the next election, HDP Co-Chair Sancar has said.

Kurdish voters' choice will determine the outcome of next election, says Demirtaş

Kurdish voters' choice will determine the outcome of next election, says Demirtaş

If the HDP is closed, the ruling AKP will definitely lose the election, the imprisoned former co-leader of the HDP has said.

HDP will be a key player 'even if it is closed,' says Sancar

HDP will be a key player 'even if it is closed,' says Sancar

HDP Co-Chair Sncar has said the recent armed attacks against the party are not individual cases but part of a plan against the democratic powers in Turkey.

HDP may not repeat its support to opposition in next election, warns Buldan

HDP may not repeat its support to opposition in next election, warns Buldan

While the opposition needs the HDP's support to defeat the AKP in the next election, it still avoids appearing together with it, says HDP CO-Chair Buldan.

Erdoğan tells his party to start preparing for elections

Erdoğan tells his party to start preparing for elections

"We have about two years before the elections. I want you to seize every day and every moment of this time in the most efficient way," the president said amid calls for a snap election.

Opinion poll: Support for AKP lower among first-time voters

Opinion poll: Support for AKP lower among first-time voters

President Erdoğan's job approval stands at 47 percent while his party's voting share is 30 percenty without undecided voters being distributed.

Erdoğan rules out snap elections

Erdoğan rules out snap elections

"June 2023 is Turkey's election calendar. This is our decision as the People's Alliance," the president has said as opposition parties have been calling for a snap election.

Frameworks drawn and could not be drawn by public opinion surveys

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Frameworks drawn and could not be drawn by public opinion surveys

With the pandemic and the impact of its unmanageability added on top of the ongoing 18 years of erosion of power, widespread poverty/unemployment/insecurity, corruption, and economic crisis, how is Erdoğan's party still able to sustain the support of 30 percent of the total voters?

21 May 2021 Sezgin Tüzün

The stones of power laid on the roads

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The stones of power laid on the roads

Even though the 2002 elections of AKP's rise to power were not as crooked and unequal as the 1991 elections, they resulted in perhaps the most unequal and crooked parliamentary distribution among the parties in comparison to all elections from 1983 onwards.

18 May 2021 Sezgin Tüzün

Joint statement by 76 bars: Postponing elections means seizing lawyers’ will

Joint statement by 76 bars: Postponing elections means seizing lawyers’ will

In a statement released by 76 bar associations across Turkey, it has been noted that the Law on Public Health does not give the Public Health Boards the authority to postpone general assembly meetings, which makes the recent circular unlawful.

Survey: Canal İstanbul, Unemployment Make AKP Lose Support

Survey: Canal İstanbul, Unemployment Make AKP Lose Support

The share of "undecided" participants was higher than any political party in a recently conducted survey.

7 February 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Supreme Election Council Chair: No Imaginary, Duplicate Voters

Supreme Election Council Chair: No Imaginary, Duplicate Voters

Supreme Election Council Chair Güven, speaking on the claims regarding imaginary voters, has said that 56,496 voters' registrations were suspended because of not residing in dwellings where they were previously registered.

22 January 2019

Erdoğan Calls on Voters From Turkey Not to Vote for CDU,SDP, Greens in Germany

Erdoğan Calls on Voters From Turkey Not to Vote for CDU,SDP, Greens in Germany

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on the people from Turkey living in Germany to “not vote for Christian Democrats, Social Democrats and the Greens” and said “They are enemies to Turkey”.

Advanced Democracy? Thanks, We just Need Democracy

Advanced Democracy? Thanks, We just Need Democracy

The "new constitution" issue has been dropped off from the ruling AK Party's agenda until the post-election period. Voters in Turkey do not have a clue as to why though. It seems that Turkey needs proper democracy in the first place, before looking for the advanced one.

27 May 2011 Burak Cop

Pro- Kurdish Candidates Allowed To Run in Elections

Pro- Kurdish Candidates Allowed To Run in Elections

Six of the seven independent candidates barred from standing in June elections by the electoral authority win the battle following fierce protests that left one dead by police shot.

True Finns

True Finns

True Finns are seen as populist, xenophobic, euro-phobic, islamophobic and homophobic, although the signs of their great success have been there since a long time.

21 April 2011 Leena Reikko

"Local Media Yields to Opportunism in Elections"

Struggling with problems, local media exploits upcoming local elections by endorsing candidates in return for financial benefits, degrading journalistic ethics. He himself the owner of Milas Önder newspaper, Efendioglu explains.

6 February 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Benazir Bhutto Assasinated

Benazir Bhutto Assasinated

At a pre-election rally in Rawalpindi, opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was shot and later died. In an ensuing explosion at least 20 people died.

28 December 2007 Tolga Korkut

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