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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
When will Turkey’s next election be held?
The next general election must be held by June 2023, although many believe it will happen much sooner
Monday 9 January 2023
What’s in a name? A year of being told it’s ‘Türkiye, not Turkey’
With a few exceptions here and there, Turkey's rebrand exercise hasn't caught on in the media
Tuesday 13 December 2022
WATCH NOW: Milli Görüş – making the country more Islamic | Turkey’s politics explained (2)
The second of a five-part miniseries on how Turkey's political parties became what they are today
Tuesday 13 September 2022
WATCH NOW: Turkey’s politics explained (1): Why does the CHP still even exist?
The first of a five-part miniseries on how Turkey's political parties became what they are today
Friday 6 May 2022
What would a ‘strengthened’ parliamentary system mean for Turkey?
Ignoring President Erdoğan's call for a ‘new’ civilian constitution, the Turkish opposition is pushing forward with plans of its own
Wednesday 10 February 2021
What hope for Turkish journalism when we can’t even scrutinise the tourism minister?
It's been an awful month: a broadcaster closed after 26 days, a newspaper editor jailed for 27 years, and a reporter held for 24 hours without charge
Tuesday 29 December 2020
The struggle for Meral
Polls suggest Meral Akşener’s İYİ party is now Turkey’s third largest. Little wonder the others are trying to court her
Tuesday 17 November 2020