Selahattin Demirtaş
CHP fails to grasp shifting opposition dynamics
| OpinionWith the 2024 municipal elections just 53 days away, the People’s Alliance has momentum, while …
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OpinionWhat is agenda of campaigns as Turkish local elections near?
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) mayoral candidates in 26 provinces, including Istanbul, on Sunday.
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OpinionPath of Turkish politics in new era amid crisis in opposition
By Burhanettin DuranAt the height of his political power, Erdoğan will make improvements to the presidential system in an attempt to consolidate it. Adopting a holistic approach to all parts of politics, he will try to take bold steps and launch new initiatives in Türkiye.
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OpinionLet ballot speak: Western media meddling Turkish vote as end looms
By Burhanettin DuranWith Türkiye entering the final week of the 2023 election campaign, rhetorical battles have notably escalated. It would be wrong to reduce that development to peak polarization because what observers have called this year’s most important election remains critically important for the country’s future.
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Kılıçdaroğlu’s calculated moves on Kurdish and Alevi dynamics
By Burhanettin DuranKemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the opposition bloc’s presidential candidate and chairperson of the Republican People's Party (CHP), released two videos titled “Kurds” and “Alevi” last week. He claimed that “millions of Kurds were treated like terrorists for a few votes” in the first video. In the second, he identified as “Alevi” and called on young people to “tear down this discriminatory system claiming that an Alevi cannot (hold office).”
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HDP’s heavy influence in the Turkish opposition’s discourse
By Burhanettin DuranIt would seem that HDP has started dominating the opposition bloc with its radical demands as well as marginal discourse.
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Ince and HDP: Factors to consider in first round...
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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The Earthquake and High Politics
By Burhanettin DuranIn the wake of the most recent earthquakes, it was important for government agencies to launch search and rescue efforts without delay. As expected, Cabinet ministers personally oversaw relief efforts in earthquake-stricken provinces. It was also important for politicians to express solidarity at that difficult time. After all, the effectiveness of government agencies in crisis management is an achievement for which the entire country would take credit.
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Akşener’s HDP dilemma: Both options lead to dead ends
By Burhanettin DuranRetracting from her comments due to the CHP’s attacks and isolating herself within the opposition bloc, IP Chair Akşener is likely to face pressure from secularists over the HDP’s involvement