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Turkey politics: What is Meral Akşener planning?

SETA Foundation Posted On September 29, 2021

Meral Akşener, the Good Party’s (IP) chairperson, fired the latest salvo in the long-running debate over the opposition’s presidential candidate(s) by saying that she was running for prime minister, rather than president. To some degree, that statement reflected the Nation Alliance’s […]

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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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Critical centennial elections in Turkey

Burhanettin Duran Posted On May 25, 2021

Turkey’s 2023 elections, which will take place on the republic’s centennial, will be the most critical election in the history of Turkish democracy. You may disagree with that statement, recalling that past elections have been described the same way. You may […]

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Laicism’s definition changes in Turkey

Burhanettin Duran Posted On January 7, 2021

2020 was a difficult year for everyone. The two avalanches in the eastern province of Van and a major earthquake in the western province of Izmir aside, the COVID-19 pandemic altered our lives so remarkably that we could not adapt […]

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Turkish politics and discussions on Islamic headscarf

Burhanettin Duran Posted On January 4, 2021

Hardly anyone in Turkey thought they would bid farewell to 2020 amid a fresh controversy surrounding the Islamic headscarf. The response to Ali Babacan, who chairs the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), tearing up while talking about his sister’s removal […]

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Reform in Turkey – but how?

Burhanettin Duran Posted On November 30, 2020

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled the framework for his administration’s reform agenda at the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) parliamentary meeting last week. That policy initiative seeks to promote more production, encourage new investments and create new jobs […]