Greek-Turkish relations will be redefined if elected Ekrem Imamoglou president of the Turkish Republic in 2028, since after his re-election in Istanbul in last Sunday’s municipal elections, which caused a political “earthquake”, all the roads to the presidency were wide open? And if so, has it given any indication of the direction it will take? … Read more
Turkey “woke up” on April 1 unexpectedly – even for its advocates – to a completely new, unprecedented condition. Last Sunday’s polls showed the Republican People’s Party (CHP) – which polls showed in the 2023 presidential elections as an unfortunate winner – first after half a century with a margin of 2.14 points, in a … Read more
For his debut Ekrem Imamoglu even the AKP is “working”, the head of the polling company MetroPOLL declares to “Vima”, Ozer Senjarwho in the latest survey published four days before the elections shows the mayor of Istanbul leading with 39.2% against Murat Kurum which collects 30.4%. When the undecideds are distributed, Imamoglu gathers 49% and … Read more
«Municipal elections are indeed important for the central political scene in Turkey. Because they are not just local elections, they have wider implications that could affect the national political landscape” he emphasizes speaking to “Step» the professor of Political Sciences at Bilgi University of Istanbul, Emre Erdogan. He adds that “especially the intense competition in … Read more
The Kemalist Republican People’s Party (CHP) of the main opposition holds the three major metropolitan municipalities of Turkey in the crucial municipal elections of the neighboring country. Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was the big winner, with 83.1% of the votes counted, securing a percentage of 50.62%, compared to President Erdoğan’s chosen one, Murat Kurum, who … Read more
Everyone agrees that these local elections in Turkey are unlike any of the previous ones. In two days, millions of Turkish voters will vote for their local rulers and municipal councilors across the country. But all eyes are on Istanbul, a huge city of 16 million people where the mayoral race is theoretically being fought … Read more