Turkish Opposition
Sense of Unity and Politics after the Earthquake
| OpinionTürkiye just experienced major earthquakes. Experts agree that what happened was one of the worst …
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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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OpinionElectoral marathon: What will Türkiye see in the 64-day race?
By Burhanettin DuranOn Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed a decree for Türkiye to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, 2023. The country thus started counting down to the most consequential elections in its recent past – and this year’s most important election worldwide.
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OpinionTable 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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Turkish opposition’s West-integrated foreign policy
By Burhanettin DuranThe opposition appears to have been apologizing for Türkiye’s foreign policy in response to the various forms of criticism that the Western media printed about the country in recent years.
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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
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HDP seeks to bring Turkish opposition to bargaining table
By Burhanettin DuranThe pro-PKK HDP strengthened its hand vis-à-vis the 'table for six' by opting to field its own presidential candidate
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Erdoğan calls for support ‘one last time’ amid opposition’s...
By Burhanettin DuranIn a world of great power competition and uncertainty, President Erdoğan asking for support 'one last time' is a message that would catch the electorate’s attention