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Local elections and future of Turkish politics
| OpinionIt is still unclear to what extent the local elections to be held on Sunday will affect …
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Opinion3 structural problems of CHP’s local election campaign
By Burhanettin DuranThe municipal election campaign of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been riddled with crises, and I am not talking about their various statements that have become the subject of controversy. For example, this is not about the CHP chairperson’s remarks about Turkish citizens who paid for their exemption from military service or Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu’s comments on housewives.
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OpinionAK Party-led alliance and YRP ties as election nears: Quo vadis?
By Burhanettin DuranWith the municipal election just three weeks away, the relationship between the People’s Alliance and the New Welfare Party ("Yeniden Refah" in Turkish - YRP) becomes more apparent. The most significant development of the current election cycle was the opposition parties, which formed an alliance with the main opposition, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), in May 2023 and decided to field their own candidates.
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OpinionYRP, YSP’s independent run spurs third-way debate in Turkish politics
By Burhanettin DuranFollowing in the Good Party’s (IP) footsteps, the New Welfare Party (YRP) and the pro-PKK Green Left Party (YSP), informally known as the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), decided to field their own candidates, as opposed to joining an alliance, for the upcoming municipal election – an emerging trend that creates a political landscape where the "third-way" debate is expected to gain prominence anew.
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Costs of AK Party and IP’s intensifying rhetoric about...
By Burhanettin DuranThe campaign rhetoric heats up with the municipal elections less than 70 days away. The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and the Good Party's (IP) narratives promise to challenge the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
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Türkiye’s anti-terrorism consensus cannot be overshadowed by polemics
By Burhanettin DuranParliament returned from recess on Tuesday to debate the PKK’s terror attacks. The PKK carried out suicide attacks against the Turkish forces in northern Iraq on Dec. 22 and Jan. 12, claiming 21 lives. That development fueled a multifaceted debate in Türkiye.
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From Super Cup crisis to terror attack in Iran
By Burhanettin DuranThe new year got off to an extremely busy start in Türkiye.
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CHP, counterterrorism and two-pronged discourse
By Burhanettin DuranTwelve Turkish soldiers lost their lives earlier this week in an attack by the terrorist organization PKK in northern Iraq. I offer my condolences to their families and the nation.
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Why CHP is compelled to work with YSP
By Burhanettin DuranAhead of the March 2024 municipal elections, the ongoing Good Party (IP) crisis continues to capture everyone’s attention. That party’s chairwoman, Meral Akşener, recently accused the mayors of Istanbul and Ankara, Ekrem Imamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş, of "cowardice." Several parliamentarians are rumored to be on the brink of leaving the IP over those comments.