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Meral Akşener
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Election podcast #5: The lady’s not for turning
Meral Akşener is typically defiant after gunshots are fired at the headquarters of her İYİ Party in Istanbul.
Friday 31 March 2023
Meral Akşener: the Erdoğan rival who won’t stand against him
She's ruled herself out of the running, but there's still an outside chance that the İYİ leader will be on the ballot paper
Tuesday 10 January 2023
The struggle for Meral
Polls suggest Meral Akşener’s İYİ party is now Turkey’s third largest. Little wonder the others are trying to court her
Tuesday 17 November 2020
For the Good of Turkish people
Meral Akşener’s tweets are genuinely witty but, despite what she says, she is not the much-awaited successor to Erdoğan
Saturday 3 August 2019
Election 2018 round-up: will we see a second round?
Sunday will be all about the number of Erdoğan supporters the opposition can convert, but the story doesn't end there
Thursday 21 June 2018
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
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
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
Party Five: Good timing, but light on the policies
Meral Akşener’s new party made a star signing this week, but it’s too early to tell what it actually stands for
Wednesday 23 August 2017