Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan cracks down on CHP, DEM municipalities Atilla YeşiladaPosted on14 November, 2024 President Erdogan launched a crusade to claw the municipalities his party lost in 31 March … Continue ReadingErdogan cracks down on CHP, DEM municipalities
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Latest polls: AKP candidates doing poorly in Ankara, Istanbul Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 January, 2024 A recent poll, brought to light by reliable journalist Deniz Zeyrek shows CHP mayor Mansur … Continue ReadingLatest polls: AKP candidates doing poorly in Ankara, Istanbul
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Deutsche Welle: IYIP torn over local election alliance; strong likelihood to support Imamoglu and Yavas Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 August, 2023 All eyes in Turkish politics are focused on the major policy statement to be made … Continue ReadingDeutsche Welle: IYIP torn over local election alliance; strong likelihood to support Imamoglu and Yavas
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Murat Yetkin: Ineffective Turkish opposition: reality or urban legend? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 April, 2021 Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu appeared last week on Global TV, with host … Continue ReadingMurat Yetkin: Ineffective Turkish opposition: reality or urban legend?
Categories General HYPED Sino-Turkish “partnership” cracks under Uighur spat Atilla YeşiladaPosted on7 April, 2021 Turkey called in China’s ambassador on Tuesday after his embassy said it had “the right … Continue ReadingSino-Turkish “partnership” cracks under Uighur spat
Categories General Politics Financial Times: Turkish opposition mayors outshine Erdogan with kindness campaigns Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 June, 202023 June, 2020 Birol Suzer thought he had been the target of a practical joke when two men … Continue ReadingFinancial Times: Turkish opposition mayors outshine Erdogan with kindness campaigns
Categories Politics Erdogan’s blood feud with CHP mayors backfires Editor P.A.Posted on15 May, 202021 May, 2020 On the Turkish capital’s bridges and bus stops, Ankara mayor Mansur Yavas urges wealthier residents … Continue ReadingErdogan’s blood feud with CHP mayors backfires
