The Guardian view on Turkey and Erdoğan: a weakened strongman

Source:The Guardian Date:08Apr2019

But whatever happens next, there is no doubt about the blow dealt to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the country’s authoritarian president, after 16 years at the helm. He has asserted the legitimacy of his

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Erdogan Appears to Suffer Major Defeats in Turkey’s Two Biggest Cities

Source:New York Times Date:01Apr2019

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party on Sunday was facing defeat in local elections in the Turkish capital, Ankara, and possibly even Istanbul, its largest city, a result that shook the nation

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Turkey’s loaded post-election agenda

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:30Mar2019

A somber analysis of the decisions Turkey needs to reach  after the elections.   A reform road map and relations with the West headline the agenda.     On Monday, it will be time to

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Erdogan fights to hold Turkey’s cities in bitter election battle

Source:Reuters Date:30Mar2019

An in-depth study by Reuters about the importance of local electiosn for Erdogan and whether he canb retain his popularity with th voter. Economy turns out to be his biggest enemy.    

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Top pollster expects balance to shift in Turkey local elections

Source:Ahval News Date:27Mar2019

The balances in the Turkish electorate could change in the local elections this Sunday, the head of respected Turkish polling firm KONDA told independent Turkish media outlet Medyascope on

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CHP vows victory in Istanbul, Ankara municipal elections

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:27Mar2019

Just because I firmly believe the international  media treats Turkey’s oppostion poorly, enabling AKP’s efforts to silence multi-party democracy   The party leader also claimed

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Postcards from Turkey’s election

Date:26Mar2019

Two articles, one from the Independent, the other from the Atlantic explain the surreal campaign and rising poverty in Turkey at the eve of a municipal election the AKP-MHP alliance turned into a

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The Geography of Gulenism in Turkey

Source:Foreign Policy Date:23Mar2019

To see how deep the Gulen movement’s influence really was, we looked at publicly available data on the Erdogan government’s purge to map and measure the extent of Hizmet’s reach across Turkey’s

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As Key Vote Nears in Turkey, Unemployment Adds to Erdogan’s Woes

Source:Voice of America Date:16Mar2019

According to official Turkish figures, during the campaign, the state broadcaster TRT, devoted 53 hours to the ruling AKP in contrast to seven hours for other parties. The pro-Kurdish HDP,

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How Turkey’s local elections became ‘matter of national survival’

Source:al Monitor Date:14Mar2019

A good read to understand AKP-MHP spin on local elections.  Also contains precious poll data.   Both Erdogan and his alliance partner Devlet Bahceli say the local elections are a ‘matter of

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