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Principles in the face of an atrocity
Lawyers refuse to defend an alleged murderer and a minister calls for the death penalty. What principles does Turkey actually stand for?
When MPs leave the chamber
More members of parliament have left the AK Party than any other in this session, but opposition lines haven't exactly held firm
Riches or desolation: can the HDP get more than 10%?
Turkey's Kurdish party has ambitiously vowed to contest this summer's election. It's a risky decision that pitches the party between riches and desolation
Dropping the gun
Calls to abolish compulsory military service in Turkey are becoming increasingly mainstream
New parties start the silly season
Emine Ülker Tarhan's new ulusalcı outfit - and the new supposedly Gülenist party - herald the start of the Turkish pre-election silly season
Small parties continue to fracture
There are intriguing parallels between resignations from a tiny nationalist party and Turkey's main opposition
To lose one ulusalcı is misfortunate
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's ambition to embrace the ulusalcı movement may have failed, but does not mean it can stand up on its own
The strategy of Selahattin Demirtaş
The number three candidate for Turkish president has solid left-wing ideas and bounds of optimism. But he won't win, so why is he bothering?
Confused and expensive: the farce of Turkish overseas voting
For the first time, expatriates around the world can vote in a Turkish national election. The vast majority of their votes will be wasted.
With two weeks to go, what do the polls say?
Polls show Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu is failing to produce the Mansur Yavaş effect. That points to a first-round win for the prime minister.