Tag: HDP
Why the opposition relies on right-wing extremists
Istanbul Shortly before the run-off election for the presidency next Sunday, the Turkish opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu was assured of the support of a right-wing extremist group. Victory Party leader…
Erdogan’s opponents are not giving up
Kemal Kilicdaroğlu The presidential candidate missed an absolute majority. (Photo: AP) Ankara Before the elections, his supporters called him the “Gandhi of Turkey”: opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu recorded his campaign…
Sinan Ogan – the ultra-right kingmaker
Sinan Ogan The academic with Azerbaijani roots came third in the presidential campaign. (Photo: Reuters) Ankara He was eliminated from the Turkish presidential race, but his votes are now hard…
Why so many predictions were wrong
After the presidential election in Turkey The race for the presidency between incumbent Erdogan and his challenger Kilicdaroglu was close – and the runoff will be in two weeks. (Photo:…
Why so many predictions were wrong
Presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey However, many observers at home and abroad had not predicted that Erdogan would be so clearly ahead, at least in the first ballot. (Photo:…
Why so many predictions were wrong
Presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey However, many observers at home and abroad had not predicted that Erdogan would be so clearly ahead, at least in the first ballot. (Photo:…
Erdogan wants to replace this alliance
Istanbul Today, more than 60 million Turks are voting for their parliament and the country’s future president. The challenger to incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the left-wing CHP,…
Erdogan’s great danger: the Kurdish politician Demirtas
Selahattin Demirtas before his imprisonment Captured but not silenced: the pro-Kurdish politician mobilizes his supporters against Erdogan from prison. (Photo: AP) Istanbul Selahattin Demirtas has not appeared in public for…
The Turkish election campaign is coming to a head
Kemal Kilicdaroğlu The politician heads an alliance of six opposition parties. (Photo: AP) Istanbul Kemal Kilicdaroglu is making a lot of promises these days. The Turkish opposition leader from the…
Easy game for Erdogan – the opposition is failing on its own
Pigeons fly in front of a poster of Erdogan in Bursa The Turkish election campaign has suddenly turned in his favor. (Photo: Reuters) The opposition has long been convinced that…
Election campaign without opponents – Erdogan’s opponents are at odds
Ankara The Turkish opposition is in agreement – actually: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should be voted out. Ten weeks before the election, however, it is not clear who wants to…
Baerbock in Turkey: between the rule of law and realpolitik
Istanbul, Ankara At first, both top diplomats tried to de-escalate. When Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) saw the view of the Bosphorus from the official residence of Turkish Foreign…
Why Erdogan does not have to fear sanctions
Berlin Sometimes he rides his bike through the groves in front of Kamishli. “I take a deep breath and I’m happy about the calm,” says Hozan B. on the phone…
United in the fight against Erdogan
Ankara Their meeting in a restaurant in Ankara lasted five hours and 15 minutes. Then came the statement by the six party leaders, and it sounded like a vote of…