Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Initial election results indicate Erdogan’s lead in presidential runoff Cem CetingucPosted on28 May, 202328 May, 2023 Preliminary results in Turkey’s presidential runoff vote on Sunday showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of his … Continue ReadingInitial election results indicate Erdogan’s lead in presidential runoff
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Third-place candidate in Turkey endorses Erdogan in runoff election Cem CetingucPosted on24 May, 2023 Turkey’s third-place election candidate endorsed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday (22 May), boosting the … Continue ReadingThird-place candidate in Turkey endorses Erdogan in runoff election
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Opposition candidate Kilicdaroglu battling lack of enthusiasm Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 May, 2023 By 3am on the morning of 15 May, when Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a triumphant … Continue ReadingOpposition candidate Kilicdaroglu battling lack of enthusiasm
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Commentary: Presidential hopeful Kilicdaroglu launches negative campaign, promises to dispatch refugees, accuses Erdogan of colluding with terror organizations Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 May, 2023 Pollsters assign very low odds to Nation Alliance candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the run-off against … Continue ReadingCommentary: Presidential hopeful Kilicdaroglu launches negative campaign, promises to dispatch refugees, accuses Erdogan of colluding with terror organizations
Categories HYPED Politics Kilicdaroglu’s rallying cry: We will not abandon our homeland to refugees, Shariah, Russia Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 May, 202317 May, 2023 In a very strongly worded new video to rally supporters to the ballot, CHP leader … Continue ReadingKilicdaroglu’s rallying cry: We will not abandon our homeland to refugees, Shariah, Russia
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey’s economical concerns ahead of presidential runoff Cem CetingucPosted on17 May, 2023 As the Turkish presidential elections head for a runoff between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and … Continue ReadingTurkey’s economical concerns ahead of presidential runoff
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED We will emerge victorious in second round: Erdoğan Cem CetingucPosted on16 May, 202316 May, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 15 that his alliance will emerge victorious in the … Continue ReadingWe will emerge victorious in second round: Erdoğan
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Kılıçdaroğlu: Russia creates ‘deepfakes’ against opposition Cem CetingucPosted on12 May, 2023 Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader and Nation Alliance’s presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu accused Russia on May 11 of … Continue ReadingKılıçdaroğlu: Russia creates ‘deepfakes’ against opposition
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Ballot papers stay the same after İnce’s withdrawal Cem CetingucPosted on12 May, 2023 Though Homeland Party leader Muharrem İnce withdrew from the election, the previously printed ballot papers will remain the … Continue ReadingBallot papers stay the same after İnce’s withdrawal
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kılıçdaroğlu gains ground in Turkey’s election race against Erdoğan Cem CetingucPosted on8 May, 2023 One week ahead of Turkey’s upcoming May 14 elections, which are considered crucial for the … Continue ReadingKılıçdaroğlu gains ground in Turkey’s election race against Erdoğan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Election reckoning for ‘Erdoganomics’ in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on8 May, 20239 May, 2023 If Turks oust President Tayyip Erdogan in elections this month it will largely be because … Continue ReadingElection reckoning for ‘Erdoganomics’ in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics TRT gives Erdogan 32 hr media coverage, compared to Kılıçdaroğlu’s 32 minutes Cem CetingucPosted on3 May, 2023 Turkey’s state-run broadcaster TRT, funded by the taxpayers, has aired Erdoğan’s live election speeches for … Continue ReadingTRT gives Erdogan 32 hr media coverage, compared to Kılıçdaroğlu’s 32 minutes
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Reputed KONDA poll: Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu head-to-head Atilla YeşiladaPosted on30 April, 2023 KONDA has a mostly deserved reputation of being the most accurate Turkish pollster. It does … Continue ReadingReputed KONDA poll: Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu head-to-head
Categories General HYPED TIME: Kilicdaroglu can beat Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2023 Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the head of Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), keeps a framed newspaper … Continue ReadingTIME: Kilicdaroglu can beat Erdogan
Categories HYPED Politics 12 polls show Kilicdaroglu ahead of Erdogan in the presidential race Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 April, 2023 Just days before the Presidential elections on May 14, 2023, 12 research companies published the … Continue Reading12 polls show Kilicdaroglu ahead of Erdogan in the presidential race
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kilicdaroglu unveils “100-day action plan” Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 April, 2023 Main opposition party CHP prepared a brochure explaining what the Presidential candidate of the Nation … Continue ReadingKilicdaroglu unveils “100-day action plan”
Categories HYPED Politics Washington Post: Turkey’s ‘Gandhi’ May Need Lessons From Lincoln Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 April, 2023 As Turkey’s general election campaign enters its home stretch, a team of rivals is determined … Continue ReadingWashington Post: Turkey’s ‘Gandhi’ May Need Lessons From Lincoln
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kılıçdaroğlu pledges to repeal presidential insult law if elected Cem CetingucPosted on5 April, 2023 Turkish opposition Nation Alliance’s presidential candidate and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal … Continue ReadingKılıçdaroğlu pledges to repeal presidential insult law if elected
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan criticizes US ambassador for meeting with opposition leader Cem CetingucPosted on3 April, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed U.S. Ambassador to Ankara Jeff Flake for paying a visit to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of … Continue ReadingErdogan criticizes US ambassador for meeting with opposition leader
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Tim Ash answers FAQ on Turkish elections Atilla YeşiladaPosted on1 April, 2023 I always find it easier to write these things in a Q&A format, so here … Continue ReadingTim Ash answers FAQ on Turkish elections
