James in Turkey – Turkish politics and election analysis from Michael Daventry

Monday 11 March 2019 • The top contender to create an electoral upset on March 31 finds himself on the receiving end of a bizarrely...

Monday 11 March 2019

Saturday 23 June 2018 • Updates throughout the day on 24 June 2018 as Turkey decides in its first ever...

Friday 22 June 2018 • For the first time ever, Turkey’s president has talked about coalitions...

Saturday 5 May 2018 • Excluding Turkey's Kurdish party from an opposition electoral alliance could...

Saturday 28 April 2018 • Barring a major surprise, the former president is not expected to challenge Recep Tayyip...

Saturday 28 April 2018

Sunday 22 April 2018 • A stunt with parliamentary arithmetic sets the tone for Turkey's snap election campaign...

Sunday 22 April 2018

Saturday 21 April 2018 • Turkey’s new centre-right movement may fall foul of rules for recently-founded...

Saturday 21 April 2018

Wednesday 18 April 2018 • President Erdoğan did not have to call this election now. That shows how confident he is...

Wednesday 18 April 2018

Sunday 29 October 2017 • Melih Gökçek’s resignation only evokes sympathy for the other mayors that were forced...

Sunday 29 October 2017

Wednesday 25 October 2017 • As Meral Akşener’s new party finally launches, this website examines the policies it...

Wednesday 25 October 2017

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