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Turkey is due to hold three major elections in 36 months; the polls suggest the opoosition won't win any of them
Playing politics with council boundaries
Some AK Party leaders may think tweaking Istanbul council borders is a good idea, but it probably isn’t.…
The polls are wrong: one in two Turks won’t vote AKP
A 52 percent poll lead does not mean one in every two Turks would vote AK tomorrow. A…
Election 2011: timetable of events
Following on from yesterday’s missive, a quick guide for when to expect what in Turkey’s election today. Let’s…
Golden Numbers of Election Night
The main figures to watch out for in this weekend's election
MHP crashes below threshold in opinion poll, but result is really a CHP victory
Just two parties are likely to cross the 10 percent threshold at the next Turkish election, according to…
The democratic deficit in Turkey’s electoral system
The Constitutional Court changes the way MPs are allocated across Turkish provinces Supporters of proportional representation rejoice! Turkish…
Who will win Turkey’s next general election?
Thoughts and predictions ahead of the next Turkish parliamentary vote Some astonishing news for you: Turkey’s parliament is…
Things we already knew: Kılıçdaroğlu better than Baykal
There’s been a smattering of coverage in the Turkish press of a public opinion survey that paints the…
Opinion poll suggests huge gains for CHP; hollow victory for AK Party
Metropoll’s latest opinion poll* just over a week ago asked, among other things, for voting intention. Here are…