It is official. Elections on May 14 as Türkiye’s government extends grip on independent media
Official: Turkey brings elections forward to May 14, Erdoğan announces Turkey will hold the presidential
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Such drama: Akşener returns to the opposition bloc and Erdoğan’s rival announced: #KEMALKILIÇDAROĞLU
A Rival for Erdogan Emerges as Opposition Parties Pick a Candidate NYT > Turkey by Ben
“Opposition continues its walk without Good Party
It will be a difficult but a better walk… Opposition continues its walk without Good
A historical betrayal from Meral Akşener
For what it is worth, the CHP-led National Alliance was an exemplary political experiment. Today,
#Election2023- The main opposition alliance unveils its government program
Nation Alliance unveils comprehensive gov’t program with 2,000 specific objectives The six-party Nation Alliance has
Trolls again… Özgür Özel of CHP exposes ‘troll army of Interior Minister Soylu’
Some of my major recent work focuses on pro-government political trolls. I have tracked them
Re-enacted: “Chronicle of a Death Foretold”. Assassination of Sinan Ateş
Ex-Grey Wolves leader, Sinan Ateş, was assassinated in Ankara a few days ago. Sinan Ateş,
Imamoğlu vs. Erdoğan
A former professor of mine asked me my opinion about an opinion piece at Washington
Looks like a judiciary coup: “Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu Jailed for Insulting Public Officials, Barring Him From Politics
So, the prosecutor wants to ban the Mayor of Istanbul from politics for "insulting
Posing after legislating the “censorship” law:
After legislating the so-called “disinformation law” they have posed like that. In fact, no shame
Turkish state seems to have a complete control over the user data #BTKGate
Turkey's state Information Technology and Communication Institution is being fed every internet user's personal data
Banning Kaftancıoğlu from politics. Strong women, Islamists love to hate
Court of Cassation upholds Kaftancıoğlu’s prison sentence with a political ban Bianet :: English The CHP
Over-ambitious İmamoğlu prefers to invite establishment columnists to his presidential campaigning
This image from his campaign bus triggered understandable reactions in the opposition. Some of the
In the Aftermath: Erdoğan repeats debunked allegations, relies on anti-Soros conspiracy
Erdoğan repeats false allegations about Gezi protests Bianet :: English “Remember the Dolmabahce Mosque. The
Turkey in the latest Amnesty report: “2021 marked by rights violations and protests all across Turkey
The report here AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: 2021 marked by rights violations and protests all across Turkey Bianet