The Can Atalay Case: the quake in Turkey’s rule of law
The game played at the highest levels of the state has come to the end long expected of it. After a series of forceless actions and decisions contrary to law, at the session of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (TBMM) on January 30, 2024, chaired by one of the deputy & acting Speaker Bekir Bozdağ, the […]
Will Erdoğan force a constitution within the political space he emptied?
Could the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who failed to crack open the “once in a century window of opportunity” before Turkey, be looking to permanently close this window after shattering the opposition, intent on dismantling them, in the 2023 elections, and turn Turkey into an elective autocracy where the elections, too, are unjust? […]
Erdogan had bureaucrats draft a constitution, unbeknownst to us all
On the 12th of September at the Legal Policies Council workshop at the Ulucanlar Prison Museum, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had had the draft constitution he will present to the opposition and the public, prepared by the presidency’s bureaucrats. But Erdogan’s statement: “Last year we organised a series of workshops with the […]
Rising above politics: A party or a leader’s game?
%23 percent of those who voted for the governing party and %29 of those who voted for the opposition both want a new political party. There really is a part of society that is unhappy with the state of law, democracy, and the economy, who have no more faith in politics, and who were disappointed […]
Transformation in Politics and the Search for a New Party and Leader
According to Metropoll’s post-election survey 23 percent of those who voted for the Erdoğan’s coalition and 29 percent of those who voted for the opposition want another party they could vote for. Truly, there is a part of society that is unhappy with the way the country’s progress in the rule of law, democracy, and […]
Erdoğan’s economic beliefs and powers to be national security issue
The business world, even those provide a life-long support to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan though crushed by the surging inflation pinned their hopes on Türkiye’s new appointees, Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek and CBRT Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan, as the saviour of country’s economy from its deep-running issues. The reason for this hope was the […]
Türkiye has missed its once-in-a-century opportunity
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has emerged as the winner of the second round of presidential elections, and the public as the loser to politicians as they were forced to choose between two autocratic leaders who dictated themselves as presidential candidates. Instead of change and an improved political arrangement they have been made hostage for another 5 […]
Let solutions and progress come of these unjust elections
The elections are nearly upon us. On Sunday, the 14th of May 2023 we will choose our members of parliament and a new, all-powerful president to lead our state. For the 5 years that follow, we will be able to make complaints only about the running of things; there won’t be a single action we […]
To the presidential candidates and leaders: Call for a judicial reform
The politically impartial Better Justice Association (BJA), of which I am the Chairman, released a call to action on the 14th of May 2023 addressing the presidential candidates and political party leaders. It asks them to pledge to tackle judicial reform, which is the root cause of all Turkey’s issues, as their priority upon assuming office. One […]
The Supreme Election Council’s (YSK) Response to my Petition
In February I submitted a petition to the Supreme Election Council (YSK) requesting that it determine its principal and reserve members and complete the formal procedure for the constitution of the Council. I have now received a response to my petition from the YSK. In its response dated March 15, the Council labelled my request […]
Are the Mayors of İstanbul and Ankara Precluded from Deputy Presidency?
As soon as the Table of Six proposed that Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mr. Mansur Yavaş, mayors of İstanbul and Ankara respectively, should be appointed as deputies to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu if he is elected as the President, President Erdoğan’s Legal Advisor Mehmet Uçum tweeted “It is a clear violation of the Constitution for the same […]
Petition to the Supreme Election Council (YSK): Comply with the Law before the Election
In the 2023 elections, the Supreme Election Council (YSK) will make very important decisions. These decisions include whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can run for office again, and what could happen if the HDP (People’s Democratic Party) is closed. However, before these decisions can be made, it is important that the principal and reserve from […]
