Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Deutsche Welle: IYIP torn over local election alliance; strong likelihood to support Imamoglu and Yavas Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 August, 2023 All eyes in Turkish politics are focused on the major policy statement to be made … Continue ReadingDeutsche Welle: IYIP torn over local election alliance; strong likelihood to support Imamoglu and Yavas
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Ekrem İmamoğlu ahead of all candidates in the Istanbul local election poll Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 August, 2023 Informally announcing his candidacy for Istanbul again in the local elections, the press conference of … Continue ReadingEkrem İmamoğlu ahead of all candidates in the Istanbul local election poll
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Imamoğlu openly challenges Kılıçdaroğlu in fight for CHP leadership Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 July, 2023 The power struggle in the Turkish opposition’s Republican People’s Party (CHP) officially took off this … Continue ReadingImamoğlu openly challenges Kılıçdaroğlu in fight for CHP leadership
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kilicdaroglu to stay at the helm of CHP, wants to expand Nation Alliance Atilla YeşiladaPosted on20 June, 202320 June, 2023 Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has hinted at the possibility of … Continue ReadingKilicdaroglu to stay at the helm of CHP, wants to expand Nation Alliance
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan continues to haunt Istanbul mayor E. Imamoglu Atilla YeşiladaPosted on17 June, 2023 Turkey’s opposition, still reeling from election defeat to President Tayyip Erdogan, suffered a fresh blow … Continue ReadingErdogan continues to haunt Istanbul mayor E. Imamoglu
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Pro-Imamoglu think tank: Why did Kilicdaroglu lose? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 June, 2023 Cumhuriyet Daily columnist Barış Terkoğlu stated that at the request of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, … Continue ReadingPro-Imamoglu think tank: Why did Kilicdaroglu lose?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Analysis: Scenarios for Turkey’s upcoming presidential election Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 2023 Local political developments can play a tremendous role in the direction of economic and financial … Continue ReadingAnalysis: Scenarios for Turkey’s upcoming presidential election
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics IYI Party Leader ‘returns back’ to opposition table Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 2023 İstanbul and Ankara mayors, Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş, met with Akşener on March 6 … Continue ReadingIYI Party Leader ‘returns back’ to opposition table
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Quake woes exacerbated by looting, clashes Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 February, 2023 Aid workers in Turkey say the security situation is deteriorating, leaving them struggling to help … Continue ReadingQuake woes exacerbated by looting, clashes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Opposition will announce ‘Erdogan’s rival’ in February Cem CetingucPosted on21 January, 202321 January, 2023 Turkey’s six-party opposition alliance is set to announce in February their presidential candidate to challenge … Continue ReadingOpposition will announce ‘Erdogan’s rival’ in February
Categories HYPED Politics Amberin Zaman: Government determined to sack mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Atilla YeşiladaPosted on13 January, 2023 “Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is facing prosecution over alleged corruption, Turkey’s judiciary announced Wednesday, the … Continue ReadingAmberin Zaman: Government determined to sack mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan desperately tries to ban his opponent from politics, receives major backlash Cem CetingucPosted on22 December, 2022 A Turkish court decision this month to sentence Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to prison and … Continue ReadingErdogan desperately tries to ban his opponent from politics, receives major backlash
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan claims he has no influence on mayor’s jail sentence Cem CetingucPosted on18 December, 2022 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Dec. 17 he had no hand in the jail sentence given to … Continue ReadingErdogan claims he has no influence on mayor’s jail sentence
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics How Erdogan intends to sideline his rivals Atilla YeşiladaPosted on26 November, 2022 According to a recent Fitch analysis incumbent president Erdogan has a 55% chance of being … Continue ReadingHow Erdogan intends to sideline his rivals
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Prosecutor seeks political ban for presumptive presidential candidate Imamoglu Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 November, 2022 Turkish prosecutors on Friday sought to jail Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu for at least 15 … Continue ReadingProsecutor seeks political ban for presumptive presidential candidate Imamoglu
Categories General HYPED Politics Istanbul mayor who upstaged Erdogan faces political ban Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 September, 2022 Istanbul’s popular mayor faces the threat of being banned from politics in a trial stemming … Continue ReadingIstanbul mayor who upstaged Erdogan faces political ban
Categories General MEM: Is Imamoglu a strong candidate for the Turkish presidential election? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on2 February, 2022 Since the municipal elections in Turkey in 2019, the name of the Mayor of Greater … Continue ReadingMEM: Is Imamoglu a strong candidate for the Turkish presidential election?
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HYPED Politics Commentary: Is Turkey heading for snap elections? Atilla YeşiladaPosted on10 January, 202210 January, 2022 Turkey’s regularly scheduled presidential and parliamentary elections (hold simultaneously) will take place in June 2023. … Continue ReadingCommentary: Is Turkey heading for snap elections?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics FP: A tough year for Turkey Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2022 DISCLOSURE: This is only an excerpt covering politics of Turkey from a much longer article.. … Continue ReadingFP: A tough year for Turkey
Categories General Istanbul mayor should be dismissed if ‘terror ties’ of municipal personnel proven, says Bahçeli Atilla YeşiladaPosted on4 January, 2022 İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu should be dismissed if “terror ties” of municipal personnel are proven, … Continue ReadingIstanbul mayor should be dismissed if ‘terror ties’ of municipal personnel proven, says Bahçeli
