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Erdoğan announces May 14 as “most suitable election date”

Following a Justice and Development Party (AKP) cabinet meeting on Monday night, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made an announcement indicating May 14 as the likely date for Turkey’s upcoming presidential election. Since early January, the ruling party had indicated its intent to move forward Turkey’s election date, which had been originally scheduled for June 18. The opposition […]

Turkey: Who can be the alternative to Erdoğan?

Translated by Melissa Clissold After the local elections, Ekrem İmamoğlu, in many people’s eyes distinguished himself as the sole alternative to Erdoğan? Is this true? Are there no other candidates? Can İmamoğlu beat Erdoğan? If he does, what will happen? Hello, good day. The title of this broadcast is a simple question, yet I believe […]

Turkey: Erdoğan’s endless dilemmas

Translated by Melissa Clissold President Erdoğan, throughout his political life, had to make a series of critical choices and especially in his first years, he hit the bulls eye. However, it looks like the tables have turned in these recent years; Erdoğan is making some serious strategic mistakes in domestic and foreign policies. Hello, good […]

Can Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rewind the film?

Translated by Melissa Clissold Those who have left the Justice and Development Party (AKP) are generally praising the first years of its administration, and are promising to sort of rewind the film that has been played. Will Erdoğan be able to do this?  Hello, good day. First of all, I would like to wish everyone […]

What Ali Babacan has said and hasn’t said ?

Translated by Melissa Clissold Hello, good day. The previous deputy prime minister and minister of economy Ali Babacan who has been preparing to form a new party has finally spoken. He spoke to Ahmet Taşgetiren and Yıldıray Oğur from Karar newspaper. It is a long interview and he discusses and explains a lot of points […]

Turkey: Could there be an early election? If so, what will happen?

Translated by Melissa Clissold Turkey is going through a serious crisis that continues to deepen. And as an escape route, the first thing that comes to mind is an early election. However, it seems that for the first time President Erdoğan appears to be distant to this idea. Yet, he may be obliged to go […]