If the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) comes back as strong as it is now after the June 7 general elections, the biggest contribution to the party’s success will no doubt have come from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Having increased the tone of “Muslim solidarity” in his speeches with 10 days to go until the general elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has finally come to the point of comparing Turkey’s top religious official to the pope, the spiritual leader of the world’s Catholics.
From the balcony of a luxury hotel room in the Mediterranean resort town of Belek, overlooking swimming pools and a golf course, the fierce political debates with 17 days to go for the general elections seem so distant
At a time when the public’s trust in fair elections in Turkey is on the decline, a civil initiative is ready to once again mobilize thousands of volunteers to ensure an accurate counting of the votes cast.
While the debate over the economic promises of the opposition parties, especially those from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), have dominated the agenda ahead of the June 7 elections
“New Turkey” was a term first used by the ruling party, but two opposition parties who have announced their election manifestos have also promised a new and different Turkey.
The ruling AKP is promising a presidential system to voters, while the main opposition party CHP is sticking to messages on the economy
The ongoing Kurdish peace process will be a key factor for voters in the June 7 general elections, and all sides are doing their best to convince the people that their side of the story is true.
'When an Atheist insults a Muslim he is punished. But when a Muslim insults an Atheist he is applauded,' according to an official of the Atheism Association whose website is now blocked in Turkey.