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presidential election
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Election podcast #4: Three is a magic number
Turkey's election authorities will rule today on opposition to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's bid for a third term. The outcome is not really in doubt, but what's the argument about?
Thursday 30 March 2023
Meral Akşener: the Erdoğan rival who won’t stand against him
She's ruled herself out of the running, but there's still an outside chance that the İYİ leader will be on the ballot paper
Tuesday 10 January 2023
Mansur Yavaş: how many people know what he really thinks?
The Mayor of Ankara has run a stealth campaign to become the opposition's candidate for president. The trouble will start if he's actually selected
Tuesday 10 January 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
Ekrem İmamoğlu: the impulsive Istanbul mayor hoping to face Erdoğan
The Mayor of Istanbul was plucked from obscurity barely four years ago. He could soon be Turkey's most powerful man
Tuesday 10 January 2023
Can Recep Tayyip Erdoğan run for a third term as president?
The referendum that inflicted an executive presidency on Turkey means another term depends on who calls the election
Tuesday 25 August 2020
Election 2018 round-up: will we see a second round?
Sunday will be all about the number of Erdoğan supporters the opposition can convert, but the story doesn't end there
Thursday 21 June 2018
Back to where we started
Turkey is due to hold three major elections in 36 months; the polls suggest the opoosition won't win any of them
Monday 7 January 2013
After Erdoğan
The prime minister's illness triggers thoughts of what might happen after he leaves office.
Saturday 18 February 2012