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Even Chances: Defining Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Turkey

Source:al Jazeera center for studies Date:23Mar2023

If Erdogan and the AKP lose the election, the old class will return to power in a spirit of vengeance, armed with the legal and coercive tools of the state, which even Kilicdaroglu and his allies

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A Wharton Professor Pledges Revolution in Turkish Economy After Elections

Source:Bloomberg Date:22Mar2023

As a Turkish opposition alliance tries to mastermind a victory at the polls against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a small coterie of economic advisers is hatching plans for what happens next.

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Pro-Kurdish party signals support for Turkey’s main opposition candidate

Source:Financial Times Date:22Mar2023

Turkey’s third-biggest political party has said it will not field its own candidate for president in May’s election, a move that is likely to boost support for the main opposition candidate

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Turkey’s election — the Erdoğan vs Kılıçdaroğlu showdown

Source:EUObserver Date:21Mar2023

By ÖZGÜR ÜNLÜHISARCIKLI   Turks will choose a new parliament along with their president, and the parliamentary election’s outcome is relatively easy to predict. None of the alliances

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Should “Islam” matter in US foreign policy?

Source:Brookings blog Date:15Mar2023

To the extent that Arab societies democratized, voters would have more to disagree about when it came to Islam’s place in politics and its relationship to the state. Under the limited electoral

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Asli Aydintasbas: Turkey’s opposition has a chance to beat Erdogan. It won’t be easy.

Source:Washington Post Date:12Mar2023

The Editor:  Extremely fair.  Very good assessment of risks for the Nation Alliance opposition   But defeating the president won’t be easy. Erdogan still holds many of the most important

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Turkey’s opposition candidate faces uphill battle to challenge Erdoğan

Source:Financial Times Date:09Mar2023

Wow…the title  is completely misleading.  Even the skeptics interviewed for this report now think Kilicdaroglu   stands a better chance to win   Esen said he still saw a “path” for a

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Sinan Ciddi: Turkey After Erdogan

Source:FDD Date:04Mar2023

A very noteworthy view:  Will the Armed Forces help Erdogan in a power-grab attempt?   U.S. and European leaders should not let their hope cloud their vision. Erdogan may win without rigging

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Hugo Dixon: A post-Erdogan Turkey could come in from the cold

Source:Reuters Date:28Feb2023

Erdogan may yet retain power in presidential and parliamentary elections expected to be held in June. But the earthquake which struck southeast Turkey earlier this month, killing nearly 44,000

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From Haiti to Japan, what happens after film crews leave disaster zones?

Source:Financial Times Date:26Feb2023

The article contains detailed commentary on how the quake might affect Erdogan’s electoral fortunes Turkey’s poor response to the 1999 earthquake centred on İzmit may have helped clear a

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