Türkiye's Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)
Who are disciplined via the HDP?
| OpinionThe ongoing debate between the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the Good Party (İP) over …
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OpinionThe main dilemma in the Turkish opposition
By Burhanettin DuranThe million-dollar question in Turkish politics is whether the opposition bloc – known as the 'table for six'– should stay together or disband.
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Opinion‘Table for six’ in Türkiye fails to serve
By Burhanettin DuranThe opposition bloc is unable to present a feasible alternative for governing Türkiye despite considering themselves as the opposite of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party)
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OpinionAlevis, identity politics and election strategies
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to the Hüseyin Gazi Cemevi, an Alevi house of worship, following the recent assaults on three cemevis in Ankara came to be viewed as a sign that various identity groups were back on the political agenda. Some argued that Erdoğan’s visit, along with his plan to visit the Hacı Bektaş Lodge, was an 'investment for the election.'
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Erdoğan and the failures of DEVA and Future Party
By Burhanettin DuranErdoğan does not view Davutoğlu or Babacan as 'politicians' to drive party politics, while the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) and the Future Party (GP) cannot promote a new brand of politics or create a new discursive framework
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Can 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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Identity 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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Erdoğan’s candidacy, Kılıçdaroğlu’s identity
By Burhanettin DuranTo ensure that the 2023 election competition does not lead to the alienation of any religious and ethnic groups or sects, all parties, politicians and opinion leaders in Turkey must make a special effort
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An ideological showdown over the Gezi riots
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has harshly criticized the Gezi Park riots in his recent public speeches, as he asked Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) chairperson, whether the main opposition leader would contest the presidential election.