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Turkey’s 2023 elections: Candidates or principles?

SETA Foundation Posted On September 15, 2021

Not a day goes by without the Nation Alliance speculating or commenting on their prospective presidential candidate. Over the weekend, Meral Akşener, the Good Party’s (IP) chair, said there was “not the slightest problem” among the pro-opposition alliance’s ranks. At the […]

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Turkey and the 3 elections in the region

Burhanettin Duran Posted On June 24, 2021

The recent votes in Israel, Armenia and Iran have affected both the region and those countries’ relations with Turkey. In particular, Tel Aviv’s new Prime Minister Bennett’s discriminatory statements and Tehran’s new President Raisi’s conservative attitude are on the agenda […]

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What went wrong in US?

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On May 15, 2020

What went wrong in the U.S. handling of the COVID-19 crisis? This will be one of the most significant questions waiting to be answered in the next few years. Not only U.S. residents but also people around the world watching […]

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Calm before the political storm of June

Burhanettin Duran Posted On June 8, 2019

Turkey has a very busy agenda ahead of itself for the month of June.. Turkey has a very busy agenda ahead of itself for the month of June. The top item obviously is the June 23 Istanbul mayoral election. Starting […]

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Kadir Ustun Discusses Turkey’s November Elections

SETA Foundation Posted On November 9, 2015

Kadir Ustun Discusses Turkey’s November Elections This week Kadir Ustun joined Encounter – VOA News with Carol Castiel alongside Blaise Misztal of the Bipartisan Policy Center. The conversation focused on the recent November 1 elections as well as Turkey’s domestic, regional, […]

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Kilic Kanat joins Wilson Center Panel on Turkish Elections

SETA Foundation Posted On November 5, 2015

On Nov. 4th, 2015 SETA Kilic Kanat Participated the panel “Winning and Losing in Turkey: A Conversation about the November 1 Election” hosted by The Middle East Program and Global Europe Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center. Panelists included representatives from […]

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After Turkeys November Elections: What Lies Ahead?

SETA Foundation Posted On November 5, 2015

On November 4th, 2015, the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. organized a panel discussion entitled, “After Turkey’s November Elections: What Lies Ahead?” that examined the outcome of Turkey’s November 4th, 2015 snap election. The panelists included Hon. Robert Wexler, President, S. […]

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The November 2015 Elections in Turkey: Stability and Return to the Center

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On November 2, 2015

A month ago, in an analysis of the June elections and possible drivers for the November elections, I argued that there would be several different possible influencers of voting behavior of the November 1st elections. Most of these factors seemed […]

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Swing Votes Swing Back: One Winner and Many Losers

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On November 2, 2015

The day before the election in this column I wrote that there are things we know about the elections, and it was another Justice and Development Party (AK Party) win. The results of the elections show that the AK Party […]

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Things We Know About Elections

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On October 30, 2015

This weekend, Turkish people will vote for the fourth time in 20 months. Turkey will have another general election following the failure of political parties to form a coalition government with the existing parliamentary vote distribution. The outcome of the […]

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Turkey Ahead of the November Elections

SETA Foundation Posted On October 15, 2015

On October 14, 2015 the SETA Foundation at Washington D.C. organized a panel discussion entitled, “Turkey Ahead of the November Elections.” The panelists included Andrew Bowen, Senior Fellow and Director of Middle East Studies, Center for the National Interest, Omer […]

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Elections in Turkey

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On October 13, 2015

This election analysis will focus on the June election results, the coalition formation process that failed in the period after the elections and variables that will influence the voting behavior of the Turkish electorates in the upcoming elections. The June […]

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Turkey’s Repeat Elections: The Kurdish Wildcard

Kadir Ustun Posted On September 28, 2015

Turkey’s election cycle continues, as the country heads for a new round of elections this November. Following the June 2015 elections, it proved impossible to establish a coalition government, and now, the caretaker government under Justice and Development Party (AK […]

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The Presidential Candidates and the US’s Image Around the World

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On September 21, 2015

In the U.S.’s presidential race, candidates are creating a sense of deja vu with their anti-immigration and anti-Muslim rhetoric, which unfolds the state’s chronic domestic problem of discriminations. Just before the beginning of the election campaigns among the Republican and […]

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What Will Voters Pay Attention to in the Early Elections?

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On August 29, 2015

Voting behavior in the upcoming Nov. 1 elections will be determined by both the parties’ campaigns on the economy and the opposition parties’ failure to form a coalition government. The political situation in Turkey since the June 7 elections has […]

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A Coalition or An Early Election?

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On June 12, 2015

It has been almost a week since the elections in Turkey and there are still debates about possible scenarios in the next phase It has been almost a week since the elections in Turkey and there are still debates about […]

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Election Results: Toward An Early Election?

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On June 8, 2015

The coming two weeks will demonstrate the intricacies and difficulties of forming a coalition and the most likely scenario seems to be going to early elections in the next two months Just before the elections, I wrote in this column […]

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The Elections in Turkey and the HDP

Kilic Bugra Kanat Posted On June 5, 2015

If the HDP fails to pass the election threshold, the party can enter a harsh re-evaluation process and the rift between moderates and extremists within the party may become more visible On Sunday Turkey will have another important election for […]

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2015 SETA D.C. Annual Conference on Turkey

SETA Foundation Posted On May 21, 2015

Event Details On May 20th, 2015 SETA D.C. hosted it’s Annual Conference on Turkey. The event focused on Turkish elections and democracy, the role of Turkey in the Middle East, and U.S.-Turkey Relations. Panel participants included representatives from U.S. Think […]