Schlagwort: elections

Two Turkeys and the opposition at a crossroads, Progressive Post

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Article for the Progressive Post on what the elecions in Turkey mean for the opposition: The Turkish election results mean continuity in domestic and foreign policy with a tendency to more authoritarianism at home and an eastward-looking foreign policy. For the opposition, the cards are being reshuffled and it seems that for now, the time Read More …

Turkey Election: President Erdogan in tight electoral race, WION

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I participated in a program on Indian News Channel WION on 14 May some 6 hours before the opening of the ballot boxes. For analysts it’s easy, because “everything is still possible”, so you can’t be wrong. The trend showed a little advantage of Kilicdaroglu in the presidential elections, but with less than 50% and Read More …

Dersimli Kemal for President?

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Eliamep policy paper on the opposition’s presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu and the position, debate and standing of Alevis in Turkey. As being both Alevi and Kurdish, Kilicdaroglu would be a first in Turkey, never had an Alevi such a high position withtin the state structure. After years of ever harsher polarization, his presidency could help Read More …

Article on the Kurdish vote in Turkey’s elections, Ta Nea

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An opinion piece for the Greek daily Ta Nea, published on 4 February 2023, on the importance of the Kurdish vote in the upcoming elections in Turkey. The article is based on our Eliamep policy brief “Turkey’s Kurds: Kingmakers in the upcoming elections?”, which I wrote together with Evangelos Areteos,https://www.eliamep.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Policy-paper-124-Areteos-Guzeldere-.pdf

Turkey’s Kurds: Kingmakers in the upcoming elections? (Eliamep policy paper)

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Policy paper (published 26 January 2023) written together with Evangelos Areteos, about both changes in Kurdish society, especially among the younger generations and the role the Kurdish vote will play in the upcoming elections in May 2023. Read the full paper pdf of the paper: https://www.eliamep.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Policy-paper-124-Areteos-Guzeldere-.pdf Introduction Turkey’s Kurdish population is undergoing profound societal changes Read More …

25 June, Turkey elections, i24news

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Some comments on the elections in Turkey on i24news the day after the elections. More powers to the president, but also many question marks concerning how that will work in practice. In the video starting at about 3:50 minutes. Clip of the program: https://video.i24news.tv/details/_5801734883001?