ELECTION UPDATES
Seven segments who will help get Erdoğan elected
Hurriyet Daily News
We now know the presidential candidates. I have to say it in advance, none of the three suit me. If you say “Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…”
Three presidential candidates make asset holdings public
Hurriyet Daily News
Alongside his two opponents, Turkish PM Erdoğan files his declaration of property ahead of the presidential polls in a first since the Dec. 17, 2013, graft probe.
Erdoğan promises an aggressive campaign, ambitious presidency
Hurriyet Daily News
Hinting at an an ‘ambitious presidency’ if he gets elected, Erdoğan also didn’t hide that he has prepared for an aggressive election campaign, in which he is likely to heavily use the ‘religion factor,’ Murat Yetkin writes
Erdogan, the lemon seller now Turkey’s ‘sultan’
The Nation
Erdogan’s overwhelming election successes have led to his increasingly authoritarian style, according to Ilter Turan, professor at Istanbul’s Bilgi University. “Since he took office, the prime minister has gradually shifted from pragmatist tendencies
How İhsanoğlu’s candidacy changed the mathematics of Turkish politics?
Hurriyet Daily News
After 12 years in power Erdoğan is no longer without alternatives. The shift is from one unknown as Erdoğan to three, including the Kurds
Erdoğan stands for Presidency, invokes Allah
EurActiv.com
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared his candidacy today for a more powerful presidency which rivals fear may entrench authoritarian rule and supporters, especially conservative Muslims, who see it as the crowning prize in their drive to reshape Turkey, a NATO member, and an EU candidate.
Turkish PM to have 402 advisers with proposal approved by parliamentary commission
Hurriyet Daily News
A bill that will allow Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to have 402 advisers has been proposed by Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Bitlis deputy Vedat Demiröz.