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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
Briefing: the CHP’s primaries
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu gives his party’s members a voice where no other leader dares
Saturday 28 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
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?
Monday 16 February 2015
Bringing back Tansu Çiller
Why, oh why, could anyone possibly think that this is a good idea?
Wednesday 14 May 2008