Turkey's Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)
What is the current agenda of Turkey’s political parties?
| OpinionTurkey’s political parties are currently preoccupied with the proposed regulation of social media platforms, the …
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OpinionThe romantic approach of the ‘liberal bible’ in real crises
By Burhanettin DuranThe Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) opponents suffer from a common condition: failing to understand the nature of power, no matter how hard they try. They cannot grasp the practice of seizing and preserving political power with an eye on internal and external factors. For a long time, I attributed that shortcoming to the opposition’s prolonged lack of proximity to power. I imagined that they simply had no experience with the difficulty of striking a healthy balance between the development and implementation of policy and the generation of legitimacy needed to maintain one’s power. I was obviously aware that their commitment to neo-nationalist, Kemalist and leftists ideologies effectively blinded them, perpetuating their weakness.
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OpinionCurrent discussions on Turkish opposition
By Burhanettin DuranThe Republican People’s Party (CHP) chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has been claiming for weeks that the Turkish government intended to “incite street protests in order to declare a state of emergency.”
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OpinionThe wave of riots in light of Floyd protests
By Burhanettin DuranThe outrage over George Floyd’s death at the hands of a racist police officer, which triggered riots in 140 cities across the United States and forced President Donald Trump to threaten military action against protestors, highlighted the importance of "the streets." Attempts to reshape politics through street protests have repeatedly captured the world’s attention over the last three decades. The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, along with other anti-communist uprisings across Eastern Europe, was hailed as a new wave of democratization. Although that revolution resulted in Czechoslovakia’s partition, most observers celebrated its peaceful nature.
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Turkey’s ‘seek and destroy’ strategy against PKK terrorism in...
By Ümit TetikPKK has targeted Turkey through violent terrorist attacks as well as fake news and black propaganda since March 2020 when the first COVID-19 cases emerged in Turkey and neighboring countries
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Is a new electoral alliance in the making under...
By Burhanettin DuranRecent remarks by Good Party Chairwoman Meral Akşener about the links between the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and the PKK terrorist organization has sparked fresh controversy about the future of electoral alliances in Turkish politics. Recalling the HDP’s inability to distance itself from terrorists, she carved herself out some room to maneuver and revived questions about the possibility of a third electoral alliance emerging in the future.
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Reasons behind increased activity in Turkey’s political arena
By Burhanettin DuranWith allegations of a coup d’etat in the making and claims of an early election in the works, there is increased activity in Turkey’s national political arena, as rumors circulate around competing electoral alliances.
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The sole logic behind Turkey’s Libya mandate
By Burhanettin DuranTurkish Parliament on Thursday authorized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his administration's plans to deploy troops to Libya. The deployment bill passed with the support of the People's Alliance, with 325 votes in favor, despite opposition from the Republican People's Party (CHP), the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and the Good Party (İP).
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CHP trapped in intraparty struggle, again!
By Talha KöseA lack of democracy, shady hustles and disunity. The main opposition CHP actively embraces what a successful party would avoid
