2024 Turkish Local Elections
What does CHP want to do?
| OpinionAs Türkiye’s political parties and leaders analyze the municipal election results, it remains unclear what …
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OpinionSolving CHP puzzle in new era: Özel, Imamoğlu, Yavaş all emboldened
By Burhanettin DuranAll political parties need to interpret the outcome of the March 31 municipal elections accurately.
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OpinionAK Party’s post-local election reckoning and road map for future
By Burhanettin DuranThe framework for the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) “bold self-criticism” regarding the municipal election has become clear. Describing March 31 as a turning point, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly spoke at the party’s Central Executive Committee (MYK) meeting on Tuesday. At that meeting, he stressed that a significant number of voters, who voted for the AK Party in May 2023, did not participate in Sunday’s election.
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OpinionUnpacking the AK Party’s 2024 electoral setback
By Murat YeşiltaşOn March 31, the local elections profoundly transformed the landscape of Turkish politics. For the first time since its ascendancy in 2002, the Justice and Development (AK Party) concluded the elections as the runner-up, marking a significant shift in the nation’s political dynamics.
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Busy post-election agenda awaits Türkiye after local vote
By Burhanettin DuranThe Turkish people elected their mayors and mukhtars on Sunday. In a country where no election is unimportant, we find ourselves surrounded by a public debate over the politics of this new era. In other words, the post-election period will keep us occupied.
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Local elections and future of Turkish politics
By Murat YeşiltaşIt is still unclear to what extent the local elections to be held on Sunday will affect Turkish politics. In terms of macro-political dynamics, the main patterns of politics in Türkiye are not expected to change. After the local elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will have more than four years ahead of him.
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Significant momentum in Turkish foreign policy
By Burhanettin DuranTürkiye’s foreign policy has been gaining momentum in recent months as a series of developments bolster each other, taking place in quick succession.
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3 structural problems of CHP’s local election campaign
By Burhanettin DuranThe municipal election campaign of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has been riddled with crises, and I am not talking about their various statements that have become the subject of controversy. For example, this is not about the CHP chairperson’s remarks about Turkish citizens who paid for their exemption from military service or Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu’s comments on housewives.
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AK Party-led alliance and YRP ties as election nears:...
By Burhanettin DuranWith the municipal election just three weeks away, the relationship between the People’s Alliance and the New Welfare Party ("Yeniden Refah" in Turkish - YRP) becomes more apparent. The most significant development of the current election cycle was the opposition parties, which formed an alliance with the main opposition, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), in May 2023 and decided to field their own candidates.