May 14 Elections: What’s At Stake May Be Beyond Imagination
“Between Moscow, Beijing and Riyadh, there is a kind of pro-Erdoğan triangle. On the other hand, a great majority of democratic...
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How the Turkish Opposition is Failing to Win Over Disgruntled Voters
Despite running ahead in most opinion polls, the opposition still has its work cut out. In order to win it must stay unified, avoid...
If Defeated, What Would Erdoğan Do?
“With the full resources of the state and pliant media at his disposal, the president can certainly command disproportionate...
The Stakes Could Not Be Higher for Erdoğan
“One danger is that the opposition will pull ahead on election night—but narrowly—and that Erdoğan will lean on the YSK and...
Even If Erdoğan Loses, He Might Not Leave
As we approach what is seen as an existential referendum “the Chief”—a nickname for Erdoğan—there is a growing consensus among...
‘I Fail to See Light at the End of the Tunnel’ – Kemal Kirişçi
Kemal Kirişci is a nonresident senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe‘s Turkey Project at Brookings, with an...
Kılıçdaroğlu is Likely to Disappoint Turkey’s Western Allies – Bobby Ghosh
‘Even if there is a change in government in Ankara after May 14, its priorities will be very different than those of Washington or...
How Will The Election Effect Turkish-American Relations?
“There has been no major objection to Turkey’s military presence in Syria from the opposition alliance. The only party who...
Four Reasons Erdoğan’s Regime is Doomed to Implode
“On May 14, the liquidation of this regime seems certain.” An authoritarian regime was initiated by referendum in Turkey in...
Electoral Problems in the Aftermath of the Earthquake
“How safe and fair will the elections be, if held without taking into account the cases where earthquake victims have left the...