Is an ‘Erdoğan Exit’ Possible Next Month?
‘Erdogan may win the presidency but lose his majority in the Grand National Assembly, Türkiye’s unicameral parliament. That...
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Getting It Right
The wheel has come full circle. Now Turkey has the opportunity to redeem more than 20 years of AKP misrule. Three days after the Justice...
‘In Turkey, nationalism will become the mass ideology’ – Mümtaz’er Türköne to FTP
Turkey will go to the polls on 14 May. This election is a referendum that will decide Turkey’s future political system. Political...
Win or Lose: Turkish voters Are Torn Between Hope and Anxiety
“I worry about this certainty about change and its implications for Turkish society if Erdoğan is able to hold onto power. For many,...
The Turkish Referendum on Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recent earthquakes have raised the stakes of an already fraught election year for Turkey. Failure in the face of disaster and harsh...
Turkish Elections: Where Will the Wind Blow?
“With less than two months until the elections, the AKP has no persuasive argument for why it should continue to govern. It seems...
“Cautious Pessimism:” Turkish Elections and The Way Forward After Erdogan
Below is an edited transcription of the recent Foundation for Defense of Democracies event, “Turkey After Erdogan,” transcribed and...
Will Turkey’s Opposition Bloc Challenge the Established Order?
Prominent constitutional scholar Mustafa Erdogan examines the Turkish opposition’s objectives and questions whether or not...