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
Part 4 of the Blogseries about the elections in Turkey in May 2023. Find part 1, part 2 and part 3 here. In this post, we will discuss the social media strategies of the opposition parties until the elections from November till May both based on interviews and online ethnographic work by presenting social media activities and materials of the … Read more
Muharrem İnce is one of the most untrustable politicians in the field, and his candidacy mostly helped Erdoğan’s chances. Despite him, Kılıçdaroğlu’s chances increased in the last weeks, and with another show, after seeing his chances were slim, Mr. İnce decided to quit. However, we will still see his face on the ballot papers as … Read more
Turkey elections: Kılıçdaroğlu close to victory in first round, says poll The opposition candidate’s voting rate is above 49 percent while Erdoğan is lagging behind, according to the KONDA poll. The opposition candidate’s voting rate is above 49 percent while Erdoğan is lagging behind, according to the KONDA poll. Supreme Election Council bans the police … Read more
The Turkish human rights activist and arts patron Osman Kavala has been in prison since 2017. The philanthropist, who campaigns for democracy and the rule of law in Turkey, is regarded as a public enemy by the Erdogan government. Osman Kavala is the founder and chairman of the arts and culture foundation Anadolu Kültür and … Read more
The biggest one took place in Erzurum. İmamoğlu could not finish the rally as an ultranationalist mob stoned the crowd. There are wounded people. Another happened in Trabzon. CHP deputies were subject to a lynch attempt. The third occurred in Mersin as Green Left Party members were attacked by ultranationalists with knives and stones. In … Read more
Turkey’s Elections Won’t Be Free or Fair FP Passport by Nate Schenkkan and Aykut Garipoglu / But the opposition could still win. Turkey election: Erdogan rival Kilicdaroglu promises freedom and democracy Turkey, the elections and Gen-Z Turkey’s youth deprived, disillusioned and discontent ahead of May 14 elections, report shows Erdoğan slams The Economist for ‘interfering’ in … Read more
I am not as excited as in the previous elections, although the stakes seem higher than ever. The photo below is a scene from a massive opposition ally in İzmir. The opposition has stood firm so far in the last weeks. Let’s see… Turks abroad show huge turnout in elections Turkish expatriates have shown a … Read more
Turkey’s leader Erdogan cancels third day of election appearances Kurdish-left alliance declares support for Kılıçdaroğlu in Turkey elections Arrests rise to 28 in crackdown on Kurdish-linked groups Turkey’s interior minister says May elections ‘a political coup attempt by West’ Destiny makes Turks and Kurds brothers: CHP leader Journalist Serdar Akinan detained in police raid on … Read more
Journalists, lawyers, politicians detained across Turkey in raids targeting pro-Kurdish groups Click to read the article in Turkish / Kurdish Police have detained dozens of people, including journalists, politicians, lawyers, artists, and activists in early morning raids across 21 cities. The raids carried out as part of a Diyarbakır based investigation mostly targeted pro-Kurdish organizations, including the Mezopotamya … Read more
Kılıçdaroğlu accuses Erdoğan of ‘labeling millions of Kurds as terrorists’ Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition bloc, has criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Kılıçdaroğlu promises equal rights for Turkey’s Alevi minority Click to read the article in Turkish Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the presidential candidate of the opposition Nation’s Alliance, has spoken out for the equal … Read more
Settled in Britain, he has all the confidence to imply a call for the massacre of Alevis. If not ISIS, he is a Jihadist close to the Syrian jihadist mentality (ihvan?) He is also confident because he contributed to many Western media and established himself as an “expert.” I have seen some fellows like him … Read more
After 20 years, the best they can offer is the war industry products. Turkish Navy welcomes its new flagship, TCG ANADOLU When they said the Erdoğan campaign would benefit from state resources, I did not picture a mobile gallery of defense tech on a warship, but here we are. pic.twitter.com/M6XYdofbAe — Diego Cupolo (@DiegoCupolo) April … Read more
Over 64 million people to cast votes in May 14 elections About 133,000 voters from earthquake-stricken regions have transferred their voting registration to other provinces. Economy tops Erdogan’s manifesto for Turkish elections Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched his re-election campaign with a party pledge to slash inflation to single How Turkey’s new electoral … Read more
Some citizens and politicians are designing “countdown” imageries. Here is Sinem‘s (my wife, by the way) broken bulb series: More details on her Instagram account. Another countdown from Ahmet Şık (TİP Deputy) was found on his Instagram account. Another countdown is from a Theatre account: @sahneden A Twitter user, Zano Baksa, circulates Obama campaign-style … Read more