Meral Akşener
Türkiye’s political atmosphere as May 14 elections loom
| OpinionAlthough the checks and balances mechanisms in modern liberal democracies have increasingly diversified, the most …
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OpinionInce and HDP: Factors to consider in first round of Turkish elections
By Burhanettin DuranWith nearly 50 days left until the Turkish elections, the People’s Alliance and the Nation Alliance are doing everything possible to win the Presidency in the first round.
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OpinionTurkish opposition’s ideological mobilization ahead of elections
By Burhanettin DuranThe 2023 presidential election in Türkiye, which will pit the presidential candidates of two major alliances against each other, created a state of great intellectual and ideological mobilization. With the distinction between “us” and “them” forming the backbone of politics, polarization becomes inevitable. Indeed, polarization becomes more intense and widespread due to the presidential system giving rise to alliances and the Nation Alliance uniting around "anti-Erdoğanism" after two decades.
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OpinionOpposition efforts to rebrand Kılıçdaroğlu for the public
By Burhanettin DuranTürkiye’s pro-opposition circles have launched an excessive public perception campaign for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) chairperson and presidential candidate. The conservative parties that are part of the “table for six,” the opposition bloc that nominated Kılıçdaroğlu, and pro-CHP media personalities and authors lead that effort. Specifically, they refer to the prominent opposition leader as a mujtahid and draw parallels between him and Mahatma Gandhi to support his claim of being calm, collected, compromising, democratic and inclusive. Their praise for Kılıçdaroğlu comes with accusations against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – whom they see as the complete opposite.
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Table for six plus two mayors: An unimaginable ‘coalition’
By Burhanettin DuranThe opposition leaders charge President Erdoğan with instituting ‘one-man rule’ but their solution is unimaginable. Nowhere in the world has political power been shared by eight parties
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Table for six built on the fault lines
By Burhanettin DuranThe ongoing turmoil within the opposition bloc on picking a presidential candidate suggests that a possible victory by their candidate could trigger widespread political unrest in Türkiye
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Akşener’s uphill battle and the ‘process’ passion of table...
By Burhanettin DuranIronically, the level of difficulty increases as the Turkish opposition bloc's 'processes' become clearer
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Parliamentary-ish presidential system: Turkish opposition’s delusion
By Burhanettin DuranThe level of ambiguity seems to increase as that debate continues, mainly because the Turkish opposition bloc, known as the 'table for six,' is in a challenging and contradictory pursuit
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Davutoğlu, Babacan: Harshly criticized engineers of ‘table for six’
By Burhanettin DuranGP Chair Davutoğlu and DEVA Chair Babacan, the 'engineers' of the 'table for six' who face harsh criticism, work very hard to ensure the success of a political initiative that would lead to main opposition CHP’s domination