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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
21 posts
Election podcast #2: The proud man who wants to be president
Muharrem İnce, the runner-up in Turkey's last presidential election, fancies another run – to the dismay of the centre-left
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: hope in the man who’s never beaten Erdoğan
The CHP leader can’t claim a national election victory in his 13 years at the helm, but entered 2023 as the top opposition candidate for president
Tuesday 10 January 2023
The Muharrem İnce Party that no one is asking for
The former presidential candidate's conduct came short on election night 2018 — and the CHP has now moved on to someone better
Tuesday 4 August 2020
Why 15 Turkish MPs resigned, switched parties, but will be back in a week
A stunt with parliamentary arithmetic sets the tone for Turkey's snap election campaign
Sunday 22 April 2018
How Turkey could reinstate the death penalty
We have had an uncomfortable year of talk about the noose. But how would the government bring it back and what crimes would be covered?
Monday 17 July 2017
In search of a Turkish Macron
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is not the man who can defeat President Erdoğan, but he’s laying the ground for someone who could
Monday 10 July 2017
CHP calls protests nationwide over Berberoğlu conviction
Turkey's main opposition party announces nationwide protests after one of its MPs is jailed on espionage charges
Wednesday 14 June 2017
What is the news like on Turkish TV?
The state of Turkey's newspapers receives extensive attention abroad, but little is known about the television news bulletins watched by tens of millions each night
Tuesday 29 March 2016
Dropping the gun
Calls to abolish compulsory military service in Turkey are becoming increasingly mainstream
Tuesday 2 December 2014
Three things that could ignite Turkey’s election
A series of important but low-key developments over the weekend could revolutionise Turkish politics in the seven months before next year's general election
Monday 1 December 2014