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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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,
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