The past year saw Turkey’s turn toward an anti-Western foreign policy, while in domestic politics President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was forced to share his power as new types of coalitions blossomed. To summarize the political reflections of 2019 in Turkey, both foreign and domestic: Turkey is moving away from atlanticist power Following the US-backed coup attempt on July 15th 2016, ...
Having finally completed all the necessary recount protocols and with all votes tallied, Turkish opposition figure Ekrem İmamoğlu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) confirmed his victory in Istanbul’s mayoral elections. Thus ended a 17-day appeal process complete with a full recount in a number of constituencies. Victory by a narrow margin Looking at the final and official results, ...
On March 31, Turkey`s local elections took place with 57 93 985 voters participating. In Istanbul, an area of critical importance for all parties, updated data from Anadolu news unexpectedly ceased to appear, leading to a tense waiting period for both the population and participants. The following morning, the Chairman of the Turkish Central Election Commission (CEC) Sadi Güven declared that opposition ...
The atmosphere around the upcoming Turkish municipal elections scheduled for March 31th almost make it seem like the country is preparing to elect a new president: tensions are high, and interests extend far beyond the border. All of the major international players, primarily the United States and the Europeans, are closely monitoring the elections, anxiously awaiting the results. How President ...