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2015 general election
44 posts
Where the race will be fought
With 50 days to go, we look at the districts that will be most contested in the upcoming Turkish election
Sunday 19 April 2015
Seductive glamour of Turkish opinion polls
The pollsters do have their uses, but don't bet on them to call this summer's election result
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Parties in alliance
A two-party alliance ahead of this summer's election could spell trouble for right wing parties
Thursday 9 April 2015
The March of the Women
Turkey's political parties are (mostly) scrambling over each other to nominate more women.
Tuesday 7 April 2015
Regional poll suggests AK Party woes
There are further signs that support for Turkey’s governing party is sliding
Saturday 4 April 2015
Kemal’s CHP
This could Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s last election. Whatever the result, he will be remembered for making his party electable again.
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Foreshadows of AK’s leadership dispute
The prime minister may have quelled unrest for now, but there's a catalogue of it building up in Turkey's governing party
Thursday 26 March 2015
The cracks in AK
If you were ever looking for signs of tension in the ranks of Turkey’s governing party, the deputy prime minister delivered with gusto
Monday 23 March 2015
Counting down to the big day
In three months, Turkey will hold its last election until 2019. If it actually happened tomorrow, what result would each party be happy with?
Friday 6 March 2015
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
Friday 6 February 2015