Atilla's Musings
Sinan Ciddi: How Erdoğan Is Fomenting an Anti-Western Mindset in Turkey
Source:The Dispatch Date:25Jun2023
Despite having an overwhelming amount of control and influence over fundamental institutions, though, Erdoğan has been unable to gain the votes of Turkey’s educated, Kemalist, pro-Western,
The patronage network behind Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s bid for third decade in power
Source:Financial Times Date:28May2023
Great analysis by FT. Erdogan’s victory has little to do with rising nationalism, or fraud, or his effective propaganda. He merely turned conservative voters into clients. Out of his
Erdogan party split on economic plan as Turkey runoff looms, sources say
Source:Reuters Date:24May2023
Can Erdogan embrace orthodoxy? Reuters article suggests his advisors recommend no more than less heteredoxy The informal group working on a new plan is not considering aggressive monetary
Statement from UK election monitors in Southeast Turkey, on large-scale electoral fraud on 14th May
Source:Freedom news Date:17May2023
The Editor: Turkish social and opposition media are airing claims of large-scale fraud in elections. I’m not taking sides at this point, but simply collecting evidwnce to make a case. The
Tol-Yaycioglu: Yes, Erdogan’s Rule Might Actually End This Weekend
Source:Foreign Policy Date:10May2023
Fast-forward to 2023. To win the election, Erdogan has to capture more than the 26 million votes he secured in 2018 because Turkey’s voting population has grown. His problem is that he faces a
Turkey’s Micromanager-in-Chief Faces Test of His Political Life
Source:Bloomberg Date:22Apr2023
Love the new nick for Erdo Micro-manager in Chief From the cost of credit to the way produce is sold, the president and his inner circle control almost every aspect of the $900 billion
Erdogan’s rival Kilicdaroglu breaks taboo by talking about being an Alevi
Source:al Monitor Date:21Apr2023
The opposition Duvar news site called it a “historic speech”. “Incredibly courageous video by opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu talking about being Alevi — almost
Presidential and parliamentary elections in Türkiye: statement by the PACE pre-electoral delegation
Source:PACE Date:14Apr2023
The presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 May will take place in the year celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Republic. The delegation acknowledges that these elections will provide
Gonul Tol: Erdoğan’s authoritarian bargain collapses in Turkey
Source:Financial Times Date:04Apr2023
A very unique contrubution regarding Western complicity in Erdogan’s chokehold on power Still, beating an autocrat in elections that are neither free nor fair is not easy. Compounding the
Guney Yildiz: It’s Not The Economy, Stupid: Why Turkish Elections Are About More Than Money
Source:Forbes Date:01Apr2023
The idea that the economy solely determines voting behavior may stem from a simplistic interpretation of Marxist theory: that economic infrastructure shapes political superstructure. However, the