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Yetkin Report » Turkish Politics
1d ago
Turkish main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Özgür Özel meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 2 at a first bilateral meeting between a CHP leader and President Erdoğan after a decade. Özel arrived at the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) headquarters in Ankara for the bilateral discussion, with CHP member and
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Yetkin Report » Turkish Politics
1d ago
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has announced that Türkiye will join in a case brought by the Republic of South Africa against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. At a joint press conference with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Ankara on May 1, Fidan stated
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Yetkin Report » Turkish Politics
4d ago
President Tayyip Erdoğan is using the constitutional amendment as a smokescreen to obscure and distract attention from the major problems ahead. On the night of April 28, days before Erdoğan’s meeting with CHP leader Özgür Özel, Chief Legal Advisor Mehmet Uçum published the text “What could be the main principles of the new constitution”, which
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Yetkin Report » Turkish Politics
4d ago
Meral Akşener followed a line similar to that followed in Western democracies, albeit with some delay. First, she declared an extraordinary congress for the İYİ (Good) Party, giving herself a margin of error regarding the defeat of the opposition block in the 2023 elections. In the 2024 -local- elections, she took the failure of
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Yetkin Report » Turkish Politics
6d ago
President Tayyip Erdoğan’s expected trip to the United States, initially scheduled for May 9th, has reportedly been postponed to a later date. A Turkish official, who spoke to YetkinReport on condition of anonymity, said the postponement was at Ankara’s request due to “changes in the President’s schedule”. When queried about the timing of the meeting
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Yetkin Report » Turkish Politics
2w ago
Ankara’s response to Iran’s airstrike against Israel on the night of April 13 was notably delayed and subdued. Journalists waited for hours for statements from the Presidency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and even the Ministry of National Defense, but received none. The first official evaluation came from Talha Köse, head of the National Intelligence
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Yetkin Report » Turkish Politics
2w ago
The March 31 local elections in Türkiye marked the most severe defeat for the incumbent AKP in its 20-year reign. This voter backlash was a belated response to a decade of policy missteps that severely disrupted economic stability, especially after September 2021. In the run-up to the general elections in May 2023, the government opened
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Yetkin Report » Turkish Politics
3w ago
Public pressure has compelled President Tayyip Erdoğan’s cabinet to take action on another front. The Ministry of Trade announced on April 9 that it would impose trade restrictions on Israel covering 54 product categories. The trade embargo, to be enforced by Ministry of Trade Ömer Bolat, will take effect from April 9 and will remain
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Yetkin Report » Turkish Politics
3w ago
The disarray following the CHP’s electoral victory is not only evident in previously AK Party-held municipalities but also within the AKP headquarters and local branches, portraying a sobering sight. The last-minute traders or those attempting to shred documents, the significant effort by Mehmet Uçum, one of the President’s Advisors, to hinder the complete dismantling of
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Yetkin Report » Turkish Politics
3w ago
The local elections on March 31 produced results far beyond expectations. Immediately after the election, evaluations suggested that the main determinant of CHP’s victory was low AKP turnout. However, a ballot-based analysis points to a different picture. Before delving into its details, it is useful to evaluate three important factors that influenced the election results.
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