Tag: CHP

European Move Toward Lebanon as Beirut Awaits Israeli Election Results

Lebanon is awaiting the results of the Israeli elections and their potential implications. Official Lebanese sources indicate that no major political or military developments are expected this month. Negotiations are likely to remain frozen, but communication between the Lebanese presidency and certain established channels within the US administration continues, helping prevent further deterioration in the security situation. Meanwhile, a new development concerning southern Lebanon has...

Turkish–Israeli Relations: Two Societies Apart

In the 1990s, Turkey and Israel described their partnership as a strategic alliance. Their militaries trained together, their intelligence services shared information, their businessmen discovered each other's markets, and hundreds of thousands of Israeli tourists made Antalya and Istanbul their favorite destinations. Three decades later, the same two states regard each other with suspicion bordering on hostility, and in some Turkish and Israeli policy...
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Second Week of April 2026 – Erdoğan Moves to Neutralize CHP Under Cover of Regional Tensions

Weekly Turkey Report: Second Week of April 2026 - Erdoğan Moves to Neutralize CHP Under Cover of Regional Tensions    Executive Summary Arrests and detentions are...

Second Week of March 2026 – CHP in Silivri

Weekly Turkey Report: Second Week of January 2026 - CHP in Silivri   Executive Summary      The CHP held its weekly parliamentary group meeting in Silivri,...

Erdogan’s Roadmap Going Forward

Recep Tayyip Erdogan—Turkey’s longtime leader as prime minister (2003-2014) and subsequently as president (2014-)—infamously once declared that “democracy is like a train; you get...

4th Week of October: Another Turbulent Week in Turkey

Weekly Turkey Report: 4th Week of October 2025 While the Erdoğan regime has moved to repair relations with the West and taken notable steps toward...

Turkey’s Political Crisis Is a Crisis of the Regime

On March 19, 2025, the arrest of Istanbul Mayor and opposition presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu reignited a political crisis that has been smoldering for...

1st Week of June: The Birth Pangs of a New Republic

The Weekly Turkey Report:  1st Week of June After visiting the grave of Alparslan Türkeş, founder of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), MHP leader Devlet...

1st Week of April:The Regime Is Cornered

The Weekly Turkey Report: 1st Week of April Following the events after March 19, one could say that Turkey experienced one of its relatively calmest...