From Editor-in-ChiefProf. Mustafa Erdoğan There has been a noticeable slowdown in Turkish politics in recent weeks, with the country's agenda nearly at a standstill. Efkan Ala, the Deputy Chairman of
From Editor-in-Chief Since the publication of the previous Freedom Observer, significant developments have occurred in Turkey's domestic and foreign politics. The most noteworthy external development has been the regrettable deterioration
From Editor-in-Chief Although the May 2023 elections brought Tayyip Erdoğan back to power as President and restored the AKP-MHP alliance's control of the legislative majority, Erdoğan's new administrative cadre, comprising
From Editor-in-Chief In societies like ours, which are constantly plagued by problems, elections are supposed to be seen as fresh starts that generate optimistic expectations for the future. Unfortunately, last
From Editor-in-Chief The campaigns of political parties and party alliances for the presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in mid-May are drawing to a close. Despite the campaigns conducted
Editörden, We can perhaps make the most accurate assessment of the state of Turkish politics by looking at the final decision of the Supreme Election Board (YSK), just a short
From Editor-in-Chief With the entry into the election period, the strategies of the political parties and the shape of the election campaigns began to become clear. While the power-opposition relations
In this report, Turkey has been evaluated in all categories, components and sub-components of EFW. There are three reasons to prepare this report even though the index was already published.