Kurdish Question
‘Table for six’ in Türkiye fails to serve
| OpinionI am not among those commentators that expect Türkiye’s opposition parties to leave the “table …
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OpinionCan they dare for a new ‘Kurdish opening’?
By Burhanettin DuranTürkiye’s political parties will ostensibly fight over the Kurdish vote bank in the 2023 election campaign. That competition has already fueled rumors about a new “opening,” yet it remains unclear whether that will lead to concrete and comprehensive policy proposals.
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Opinion4 discrepancies in ‘table for six’ in Türkiye
By Burhanettin DuranNeedless to say, the election is just 11 months away and the People’s Alliance does a better job at highlighting the various contradictions of the “table for six.” Following in Erdoğan’s footsteps, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairperson Devlet Bahçeli has been criticizing the profile of the opposition’s potential candidate.
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OpinionIdentity politics or national identity debate?
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey never ceases to debate 'identity politics' around elections. In previous elections, political parties tapped into distinctions between religious and secular citizens, Sunnis and Alevis, or Turks and Kurds, in open or veiled manners, to influence voters.
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Nationalism, Kurdish question and opposition in Turkey
By Burhanettin DuranThe main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the Good Party (IP) recently signaled that they could walk back on their rapprochement with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
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Turkish opposition’s hard polemic addiction
By Burhanettin DuranDoes the opposition, which eagerly blames economic challenges on the presidential system, have a common policy that goes beyond unveiling a handful of shared principles?
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Turkish opposition’s investment in polarization
By Burhanettin DuranOpposition parties know no bounds in trying to 'get rid of Erdoğan' even if it means increasing tension and polarization
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Erdoğan vs opposition: New constitution, Kurdish question
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Erdoğan told Parliament that he has implemented a series of reforms and took several steps to resolve the Kurdish question since rising to that challenge in 2005.
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Solving or just discussing? Turkey’s ‘Kurdish question’
By Burhanettin DuranCHP and the IP may face two problems at once. Failure to talk about autonomy or native-language education would get them stuck between Erdoğan’s Diyarbakır address and the HDP’s demands. Discussing the problems with the reconciliation process would put the CHP and the IP, not the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), in a difficult position.