We are right in the middle of a scandal that would never ever occur in a country under the rule of law.
As soon as the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) election manifesto was released, people from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), from the president to the prime minister, said every day that these pledges would sink the economy
'Muslim Youth' in Sakarya University have protested the spring festival. When campus security told them it was time for them to end their demonstration, they replied, 'Do you want us to raid the festival?'
Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan, speaking on a TV show on the state TRT channel, said it would create “some problems” if the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) crosses the 10 percent election threshold.
A lawyer from the Central Anatolian province of Afyon, Umut Kılıç, took the judges’ exam and was jailed.
On April 15, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu read out his election manifesto - a manifesto that actually states he will leave his position if he wins the elections.
Is Turkey's “ceasefire” with the PKK going to be shelved until after the elections? Will a political period start now where politics will be run over the funerals of martyrs?
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “The presidential system is not a preference; it is a must.” He said the reason for this is that the “current system” cannot shoulder Turkey.
By now, it has become obvious the theme of this election campaign in terms of the pro-government media will be Aydın Doğan and the Doğan Media Group.
