While driving through California, I listened to a commentary by İsmail Saymaz. He claims that Ali Koç is a MHP voter. That surprised me as Mr. Koç does not look like a stereotypical MHP fan. Koç family is mainly portrayed as part of the Westernist secular establishment. Ali Koç is a Rice University graduate, by … Read more
Alpay Özalan is a former football player, current deputy, and frequent troublemaker in the parliament. Here is what he did yesterday, compiled by Perplexity: Alpay Özalan, a deputy from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey, did attack other deputies in the Turkish parliament. During a parliamentary session discussing the case of jailed … Read more
Gray wolves killed their own. An assassination; all know who the culprit is. But power plays will determine the outcome. Developments of the Last Three Days in the Sinan Ateş Trial Day 1 (July 1, 2024) Start of the Trial: The trial on the murder of Sinan Ateş, former President of the Grey Wolves Ocakları, … Read more
You will not hear about this in Turkey’s oppositional press. Ekrem İmamoğlu, current Istanbul mayor and a strong candidate for the next presidential election, traveled to Rome with a group of 73 people for the signing ceremony of the 2027 European Olympic Games to be held in Istanbul. The delegation stayed at the five-star Parco … Read more
Akp saw its lowest vote share since it was founded (provincial general assembly results), Chp became the first party for the first time in many years and reached above 30 for the first time in a very long time. Akp kurulduğundan beri en düşük oy oranını gördü (il genel meclisi sonuçları), Chp uzun yıllar sonra … Read more
19:15 The higher Election Council does not allow to announce results yet, but the vibe in opposition is that AKP may be losing. 18:20 Istanbul mayoral contest takes centre stage as Turkey votes in local elections Turkey local elections marred by irregularities in Kurdish provinces As polls close: YSK bans journalists from taking footage of … Read more
We have been keeping a tab on Turkiye’s elections for years. The whole project is here. It needs a design overhaul, but the content is still valuable. It depends on students’ willingness to contribute, so the data we can collect differs in every election. Still I try to supervise and hopefully it will be more … Read more
Representation, not for all… Can Atalay loses MP status Despite two rulings from the Constitutional Court declaring a violation of rights, Turkey’s Worker’s Party (TİP) Hatay Deputy Can Atalay, who has not been released, faced a decision from the 3rd Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation, which was announced during the General Assembly of … Read more
The latest situation between Turkey’s Constitutional Court and the Court of Cassation is marked by a significant conflict. The Court of Cassation has accused the Constitutional Court of exceeding its authority and has refused to comply with its rulings, leading to a judicial crisis and allegations of a “judicial coup” by opposition parties, experts, and … Read more
Turkish MP who suffered heart attack during speech in parliament dies As he was suffering a heart attack after a harsh criticism of the government, a ruling party MP allegedly shouted at him, saying that this was the real wrath of god. During the speech, Hasan Bitmez, a member of the Saadet Party, criticized the … Read more
bianet editor Evrim Kepenek detained in police raid on her home update: Five journalists, including bianet editor, detained over ‘retweets,’ investigation reveals In Turkey, conservatives go after a queer volleyball star Anti-refugee rhetoric and the new far-right on Turkish social media Kılıçdaroğlu draws ire from allies after admitting secret deal with anti-refugee leader … Read more
Since the electoral defeat, I have been following the CHP administration. Kılıçdaroğlu’s leadership would be chaos for Turkey. CHP is in a total shitshow. Every day another shitshow. Look what they are dealing with now. A Zoom meeting that is leaked. YouTube leak sheds light on internal power struggle in CHP following election defeat After … Read more
Turkey ranks 147th out of 163 countries in ‘Global Peace Index’ Image via here The Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has released the 2023 Global Peace Index. According to the index, Turkey ranked 147th out of 163 countries, sharing this position with Iran. Just below Turkey and Iran on the list was North … Read more
Release of Gezi prisoner Can Atalay still pending as MP term begins Photo: TİP Click to read the articles in Turkish (1)(2)(3) Turkey’s 28th Grand National Assembly swearing-in ceremony on Friday (June 2) had one notable absentee, namely, Can Atalay, the elected MP for the Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) in the heavily February … Read more
Turkish Lira continues to weaken after elections Following the second round of the presidential election on May 28, the Turkish lira continues to experience depreciation, causing concerns in the economy. Following his re-election, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s decision to appoint Mehmet Şimşek as the minister of treasury and finance was anticipated as a sign of Turkey’s … Read more