Browsing Tag
turkish president
30 posts
Onwards to referendum
Turkey's Constitutional Court clears the final hurdle on a presidential referendum later this year
Thursday 5 July 2007
Stop press: Annulments at the door
Advice from the Constitutional Court rapporteur suggests a veto is imminent
Friday 15 June 2007
Don’t hurry, it will happen soon enough
Reforms to the presidency are to be put to Turkey's first referendum in two decades
Friday 15 June 2007
Take note
Two million people would not gather in five cities over three weeks if they didn't have something to say.
Monday 14 May 2007
This man is the real problem
The CHP leader is spouting scaremongering rubbish and shouldn't be taken seriously.
Tuesday 1 May 2007
Is this really a crisis?
The president election is taken to court, but doesn't this show the system is working?
Sunday 29 April 2007
The vote begins
Parliament speaker Bülent Arınç rejects a CHP application for attendance to be taken.
Friday 27 April 2007
Mumcu decides: We’re out
The third-largest party boycotts the presidential election
Friday 27 April 2007
Now we know
An unexpected yet unsurprising choice for the Turkish governing party's presidential candidate
Tuesday 24 April 2007