Islamist Parties in Turkey: A Perpetual Matryoshka
Source:Middle East Forum Date:20Mar2020
Notwithstanding the awkward title, this analysis by Turkey expert Mr Burak Bekdil draws excellent conclusions about Turkey’s right-left divide and the prospects for a regime change:
Former Turkish Prime Minister Forms Party in Challenge to Erdogan
Source:New York Times Date:14Dec2019
Ahmet Davutoglu, once Mr. Erdogan’s closest ally, served under him as foreign minister and then prime minister until 2016. His break with the Turkish president represents a direct challenge as
Domestic politics, Idlib sway timing of Turkey’s Syrian operation
Source:al Monitor Date:13Oct2019
Across Turkey and in big cities in particular, most of the Syrian refugees live in close proximity to AKP voters, either in the same neighborhoods or adjoining ones. Under the impact of the
Turkey: old friends threaten Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s reign
Source:Financial Times Date:25Sep2019
In a country where the voting population can be divided into two roughly equal blocks that are pro- and anti-Erdogan, even shaving a small chunk off the AKP alliance — which won 52.6 per cent in
Former Turkish PM breaks ties with Erdogan, ruling AK Party
Source:Yahoo News Date:14Sep2019
The AK Party, which has fallen under the control of a small team, no longer has the ability to be a solution to our country’s problems,” Davutoglu told a press conference in Ankara.
Turkish voters welcome creation of new party by ‘honest’ former AKP heavyweight
Source:Ahval News Date:24Aug2019
Ahval News interviewed oridanary citizens to get a feel whether Ali Babacan and Ahmet Davutoglu could sway the hearts of voters. The reception is generally positive, but Ahval should have
Cracks Are Deepening in Erdoğan’s Ruling Party
Source:The Atlantic Date:25Apr2019
These moves have brought already existing divisions and discontent within the AKP to a boiling point. For years, members of the party have privately complained about their frustrations and