JamesInTurkey.com
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Where they clash
Turkey's two largest parties have chasms to bridge before they can partner in government
Monday 20 July 2015
Surprises in the Turkish speaker’s election
A near-identical race for the Turkish speaker took place in 1999 - and the enigmatic Devlet Bahçeli was there then as well
Wednesday 1 July 2015
Who shall speak unto nation?
The 2015 election ends and the Great Coalition Scramble begins by voting for the new parliament speaker
Tuesday 23 June 2015
Abdullah Gül: will he? Won’t he?
A political memoir causes a buzz in Ankara and offers hints - but only hints - that the Turkish ex-president's gardening leave isn't permanent
Tuesday 16 June 2015
Davutoğlu’s moment
The prime minister should use this election result to wrest control of Turkey's most successful centre-right party
Tuesday 9 June 2015
What on earth is Devlet Bahçeli thinking?
The nationalists hold the key to Turkey’s first coalition government this century. They want to throw it away.
Monday 8 June 2015
LIVE: Turkey votes 2015
Live coverage of the voting, results, trends and reaction to Turkey's parliamentary election on 7 June 2015
Sunday 7 June 2015
Turkey’s coalition options
If the pro-Kurdish HDP crosses the 10% electoral threshold tomorrow, we could be facing the exciting prospect of multi-party government in Turkey.
Saturday 6 June 2015
Violence in Diyarbakır
Two explosions strike the largest Kurdish party in the largest Kurdish city
Friday 5 June 2015
The cost of food
One factor that will affect Turkish voting intention this weekend is how much voters pay to feed themselves
Friday 5 June 2015