Turkey’s Elections 2018
This report examines and provides an introduction to the decision to hold the elections early and the platforms and candidates that the major political parties are putting forward in the June 2018 elections. As noted, there are a number of candidates for the presidency from the AK Party, the CHP, MHP, HDP, IYI Party, SP, and other parties. In the parliamentary elections, there are two major electoral alliances, a new feature in Turkish elections.
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Election Safety and Combining Ballot Boxes
Is the institutional structure sufficiently trustworthy regarding management and supervision of elections in Turkey? What are the regulations introduced by the Election Safety Law and what are their purpose? What does the decision to move and combine ballot boxes mean? Are the criticisms justified?
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European states have established an anti-Erdoğan and anti-AK Party international coalition in the run up to the June 24 elections
The June 24 election is all about the institutionalization of the presidential system and deciding who is best suited to carry Turkey into the future
Turkey is heading toward one of the most critical general elections next Sunday that will kick-start the practical implementation of the presidential government system.
CHP's reaction to Turkey's legitimate offensive against the PKK formations in northern Iraq is irrational
Turkey's elections and the potential implications
Major challenges require unconventional responses, and Turkey is preparing to produce an unconventional and comprehensive systemic response to the major and multifaceted challenges it faces in various areas
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Turkey's fight against PKK gains new momentum ahead of elections
With just two weeks left until the June 24 elections, Turkey has been preoccupied with an agreement with the United States on Manbij and a military operation against the terrorist organization PKK's command center in northern Iraq.
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Terrorists have been neutralized since launch of operation against terrorists in March 2018
Opposition presidential candidates İnce and Akşener only have vague commitments on how to restore the parliamentary system
The main opposition party's presidential candidate Muharrem İnce is not acting like a traditional CHP candidate but acts within the context of Turkey's changing sociology, imitating those in power
Erdoğan's campaign promises Turkish people a new start for a brighter future and a strong democracy with the new governing system in the country
The return of Syrians to Syria should be a combined international effort. While the murder of a Syrian woman in Adapazarı is still fresh in our minds, political parties are playing with fire by fueling a hatred of Syrians
Regardless of what coalition forms in Iraq, the new government will face the problem of ensuring political stability, government control over non-government groups and encouraging normalization among different ethnic and sectarian elements
In Iraq's first parliamentary elections since the defeat of Daesh, which resulted in nationalist victory, Iran and the United States were the biggest losers
Turkey is going through an intense and multifaceted campaign period ahead of the June 24 elections. Until now, the various campaigns haven't focused on a single issue.
Turkey's determination on the Jerusalem issue outdistances the Arab countries that no longer see Palestine as a priority
Turkey's upcoming elections remain on the agenda of world politics. While Turkey, as the heir of the Ottoman Empire, seemed to lose her status of being a great state, she has gradually realized her historical role after the end of the Cold War.
