Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Initial election results indicate Erdogan’s lead in presidential runoff Cem CetingucPosted on28 May, 202328 May, 2023 Preliminary results in Turkey’s presidential runoff vote on Sunday showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of his … Continue ReadingInitial election results indicate Erdogan’s lead in presidential runoff
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Third-place candidate in Turkey endorses Erdogan in runoff election Cem CetingucPosted on24 May, 2023 Turkey’s third-place election candidate endorsed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday (22 May), boosting the … Continue ReadingThird-place candidate in Turkey endorses Erdogan in runoff election
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politico: Introducing Turkey’s election kingmaker Cem CetingucPosted on17 May, 2023 Both Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will want the 3 million votes … Continue ReadingPolitico: Introducing Turkey’s election kingmaker
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics The Guardian: Economic crisis in Turkey predicted to worsen following Erdoğan’s victory in the poll Cem CetingucPosted on17 May, 2023 Analysts expect Turkey’s economic crisis to worsen after President Tayyip Erdoğan came top in the first … Continue ReadingThe Guardian: Economic crisis in Turkey predicted to worsen following Erdoğan’s victory in the poll
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED We will emerge victorious in second round: Erdoğan Cem CetingucPosted on16 May, 202316 May, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 15 that his alliance will emerge victorious in the … Continue ReadingWe will emerge victorious in second round: Erdoğan
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish Parliament forms for 28th legislative term Cem CetingucPosted on16 May, 202316 May, 2023 The unofficial results of the parliamentary election on May 14 have revealed that the People’s … Continue ReadingTurkish Parliament forms for 28th legislative term
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Kılıçdaroğlu: Russia creates ‘deepfakes’ against opposition Cem CetingucPosted on12 May, 2023 Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader and Nation Alliance’s presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu accused Russia on May 11 of … Continue ReadingKılıçdaroğlu: Russia creates ‘deepfakes’ against opposition
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Ballot papers stay the same after İnce’s withdrawal Cem CetingucPosted on12 May, 2023 Though Homeland Party leader Muharrem İnce withdrew from the election, the previously printed ballot papers will remain the … Continue ReadingBallot papers stay the same after İnce’s withdrawal
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Election board denies ministry’s ballot data request Cem CetingucPosted on11 May, 2023 The Supreme Election Board (YSK) has rejected the request of the Interior Ministry to transmit ballot box … Continue ReadingElection board denies ministry’s ballot data request
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kılıçdaroğlu gains ground in Turkey’s election race against Erdoğan Cem CetingucPosted on8 May, 2023 One week ahead of Turkey’s upcoming May 14 elections, which are considered crucial for the … Continue ReadingKılıçdaroğlu gains ground in Turkey’s election race against Erdoğan
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Election reckoning for ‘Erdoganomics’ in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on8 May, 20239 May, 2023 If Turks oust President Tayyip Erdogan in elections this month it will largely be because … Continue ReadingElection reckoning for ‘Erdoganomics’ in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics TRT gives Erdogan 32 hr media coverage, compared to Kılıçdaroğlu’s 32 minutes Cem CetingucPosted on3 May, 2023 Turkey’s state-run broadcaster TRT, funded by the taxpayers, has aired Erdoğan’s live election speeches for … Continue ReadingTRT gives Erdogan 32 hr media coverage, compared to Kılıçdaroğlu’s 32 minutes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Around half a million Turkish expats vote in election Cem CetingucPosted on2 May, 2023 More than 500,000 Turkish citizens living abroad have cast their ballots in the elections scheduled for May 14 … Continue ReadingAround half a million Turkish expats vote in election
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Jailed electoral influencer in Turkey predicts Erdoğan’s downfall Cem CetingucPosted on26 April, 2023 The man who stands to shape Turkey’s historic election next month — in which President … Continue ReadingJailed electoral influencer in Turkey predicts Erdoğan’s downfall
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Refugee Crisis Dominates Turkey’s Election Agenda Cem CetingucPosted on24 April, 2023 Turkey has taken in about 5.5 million refugees, many of them Syrians. Ahead of the … Continue ReadingRefugee Crisis Dominates Turkey’s Election Agenda
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Could Turkey’s Inflation Crisis Affect Erdogan’s Re-Election Bid? Cem CetingucPosted on17 April, 202317 April, 2023 A month before Turkey goes to the polls on May 14, the country’s inflation crisis … Continue ReadingCould Turkey’s Inflation Crisis Affect Erdogan’s Re-Election Bid?
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish Voters Losing Faith in Erdogan as Economy Struggles Cem CetingucPosted on14 April, 2023 Selman Deveci, a chef working his shift at a cafe in the Turkish city of … Continue ReadingTurkish Voters Losing Faith in Erdogan as Economy Struggles
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan: Turkey to Send Message to West in May Elections Cem CetingucPosted on14 April, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discusses local defence industry, rise of far-right in France, as well … Continue ReadingErdogan: Turkey to Send Message to West in May Elections
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey to Proceed with Elections Despite Disaster Zone Challenges Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 2023 Last week, it became official: the number killed in February’s earthquakes in Turkey alone crossed … Continue ReadingTurkey to Proceed with Elections Despite Disaster Zone Challenges
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics İnce expected to remain in presidential race Cem CetingucPosted on30 March, 202330 March, 2023 Following a meeting between Homeland Party Chair Muharrem İnce and the joint candidate of the Nation Alliance … Continue Readingİnce expected to remain in presidential race
