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
Facebook audiences are broader and heterogeneous. The opposition seems to have ignored this. A digital strategist explains how conspiracy took over by looking at the publicly available data in this Twitter thread. Turkish lira plunges as Erdoğan claims mandate to continue divisive rule West caught between fear and hope as Erdoğan extends 20-year rule in … Read more
We are in Kadıköy, hosting our traditional election watch program. Unlike the first round, few people are hopeful that Kılıçdaroğlu will win. Turkish voters to choose their president: Erdogan or Kilicdaroglu Turkey election live: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in presidential runoff Erdoğan hands banknotes to supporters outside Turkish polling station – video Erdoğan … Read more
Kılıçdaroğlu on popular Youtube channel: ‘Don’t worry, we will win in the second round’ ‘He works hard’: Voters in Turkey’s quake zone backing Erdoğan in runoff Polls undecided: Erdoğan leading in two, Kılıçdaroğlu ahead in one RSF attests media system is rigged, denounces biased coverage of Turkey’s election Deepfakes, Cheapfakes, and Twitter Censorship Mar Turkey’s … Read more
Erkan Saka, professor of journalism and media studies at Istanbul Bilgi University, says the power of trolls may be overstated. The mainstream press reaches a larger audience, and much of it is friendly to the president. “The whole media establishment is in fact using disinformation,” Saka says. The full text here Adam Tooze: Why … Read more
Erdoğan acknowledges Kılıçdaroğlu-PKK video may be ‘manipulated’ Throughout his election rallies, the president has showcased a video montage falsely insinuating that the PKK supports his rival in the presidential vote. Anti-refugee leader endorses Kılıçdaroğlu in Turkey’s presidential runoff vote there are five ways that Kilicdaroglu will try to beat Erdogan in the upcoming run-off elections. … Read more
The third candidate in the presidential election, Sinan Oğan was open to negotiations for a position, and it seems that Erdoğan has promised him more. Of course, Mr. Ogan will attribute Turkish nationalism idealistically, but like many other nationalist leaders, his allegiance can be bought. Devlet Bahçeli is way more experienced in that. If one … Read more
We had quite an exhausting night. At around 3 am, I decided to quit and return home. Thanks to the municipality’s offer, we were organizing our traditional election watch program, this time in Kadıköy. Here are some sincere notes. We, the opposition elements, have a data problem. As of 23:43, a friend affiliated with AKP … Read more
So far, so good. Mostly in Kurdish areas, there were reports of irregularities but the day so far goes smoothly. CHP İstanbul’s Chairperson cites examples of irregularities at ballot boxes BUT it is a relatively smooth day! Green Left Party supporters find themselves registered as Patriotic Party balloting committee members Turkey votes: Your guide to … Read more