Supporters listen to Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s mayor and Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate, outside city hall in Istanbul on April 1, 2024.
(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Increased political power for Turkey’s secularist CHP is a problem for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who must now reignite the Turkish economy and stem the rising appeal of rival splinter Islamist parties.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently indicated that he will retire from politics at the end of his current term.
(AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)
Under Erdoğan, Turkey has seen periods of growth and stagnation.
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power since 2003 and has tried to strengthen the executive branch during that time.
AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, president of Turkey, and Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary, are two leaders who have consolidated power using a similar playbook.
Supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan celebrate in Istanbul on May 28, 2023.
AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File
Turkish voters will be heading back to the polls on May 28 after no candidates managed to gain more than half the votes. But incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was boosted by a stronger-than-expected showing.
The Erdogan government’s response to the devastating earthquakes in Turkey has been widely criticised. But how it might affect the forthcoming presidential election remains to be seen.
Erdoğan is facing criticism over his handling of the disaster.
Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images)
Disaster-hit Turkey is due to stage a presidential vote in June. Erdoğan’s handling of the earthquake response – and his role in the country’s perceived lack of preparedness – may be his undoing.
Ekrem Imamoglu – heading to jail or the presidency.
Onur Dogman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Conviction means popular opposition figure Ekrem Imamoglu is barred from running for office. It comes as incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces dwindling support.
Erdoğan marked four years in July since a 2016 failed coup attempt.
Turkish President Press Office/EPA
The Turkish lira has dropped more than 15% this year against the US dollar.
Turkish soldiers in a trench at Gallipoli. The way Turkish youth commemorate the battle tells us much about the country’s politics.
Ausstralian Dept of Veterans Affairs
Brad West, University of South Australia and Ayhan Aktar, Istanbul Bilgi University
At Gallipoli this Anzac Day, thousands of Turkish youth will re-enact a march that stopped the Anzac advance in 1915. The march has taken on new significance in Turkey since an attempted coup in 2016.
Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University