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Might the Fenerbahçe ‘giant-killing’ portend a shock poll result?
The election result in one of Turkey's biggest football clubs could have parallels across the country
Sunday 3 June 2018
What happens when you keep the HDP out of the game
Excluding Turkey's Kurdish party from an opposition electoral alliance could gift Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a majority
Saturday 5 May 2018
Abdullah Gül most likely to bow out of Turkey’s presidential race today
Barring a major surprise, the former president is not expected to challenge Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Saturday 28 April 2018
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
Is the İyi Parti entitled run in the 2018 Turkish election?
Turkey’s new centre-right movement may fall foul of rules for recently-founded political parties
Saturday 21 April 2018
The election no-one expected
President Erdoğan did not have to call this election now. That shows how confident he is of victory
Wednesday 18 April 2018
No-one is sorry to see you go
Melih Gökçek’s resignation only evokes sympathy for the other mayors that were forced to go along with him
Sunday 29 October 2017
Good move, or just good intentions?
As Meral Akşener’s new party finally launches, this website examines the policies it is laying before the people of Turkey
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Unconcealed diplomatic warfare
This visa dispute between Turkey and the United States is the gravest crisis between them since 1975
Tuesday 10 October 2017
Metal fatigue or a Great Purge?
A operation to clean the governing AK Party of unwanted local politicians is underway - and some are very senior indeed
Thursday 5 October 2017