Turkish Politics 🇹🇷

Providing commentary, occasionally news from Türkiye and its 'political hinterlands'. Not affiliated with the government or parties.

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With its military bases in 12 different countries, Türkiye has emerged as the world’s leading military presences abroad, shaped not by distance, but by geography, risk, and strategic necessity for the nation and for the #peace in the world.

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It is said that Turkish economic policymakers want to keep the door open to implicit monetary easing, given the slowdown in growth and the possibility of the Hormuz reopening. Türkiye Central Bank is expected to gradually bring funding rates closer to July / August policy rates.

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As high energy prices continue to fuel inflationary pressures, Türkiye released its third post-war consumer inflation report last week. Monthly inflation, which stood at 1.9% in March and 4.2% in April, slowed to 1.7% in May.

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If Pashinyan remains in power, agreements reached between #Armenia and its neighbors could pave the way for new transit routes linking Türkiye with Türkestan (also known as Central Asia). Then Armenia could also become stronger as an important transit hub alongside projects.

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It is noted that the outcome of the elections will not only affect #Armenia’s internal political trajectory but could also have broader consequences for regional dynamics, particularly relations involving #Russia, Turkic #Azerbaijan and other actors in the South #Caucasus.

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It is underlined that #Armenia’s upcoming elections have the potential to influence the strategic balance in the South #Caucasus.

It is counting down to parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7 as the country continues efforts to normalize relations with Türkiye.

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President Donald Trump will attend the NATO summit of heads of state and government scheduled to take place in Türkiye in July, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday.

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The CHP chose an intra-party reckoning and a power struggle that would only deepen the current crisis. They prefer to continue along the same line, either by manufacturing a justification for a new political formation or holding on to a psychological upper hand to reshape cadres.

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After a lengthy judicial process, the court ruled “absolute nullity” regarding the last congress of Türkiye’s main opposition party CHP. It held that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and the party organs preceding the convention should remain in their positions.

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A process of reckoning began between cadres close to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and the groups backing Özgür Özel, whose leadership was nullified recently, and İstanbul's former Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

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Members of Türkiye’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) had taken its 38th ordinary congress to the court. They alleged that the will of the delegates had been compromised through extra-political means such as job placements, payments in kind and rent distribution.

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Türkiye’s main opposition party CHP’s former leader, then presidential candidate Kılıçdaroğlu calls on CHP to ‘purge’ itself in a video published on his social media account.

“(…) The shadow of this great tree [CHP] cannot shelter the corrupted and those engaged in sins. (…)”

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Türkiye has already been a hub in terms of connectivity, be it in trade and transportation or as a corridor for #energy supply. Now, Türkiye can play a critical role in alleviating the pressure on global energy markets amid the crisis in #Hormuz.

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Türkiye has condemned Israel’s intervention against the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, describing the action against the Gaza-bound aid convoy as an “act of piracy”.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 15 that growing regional crises have underscored the strategic importance of solidarity among #Turkic nations, as he attended a summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Turkic Republic of #Kazakhstan.

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More than 70 mayors from various opposition parties have reportedly joined the ruling AK Party in recent months, with more than 10 of them coming from CHP.

Some CHP officials argue the AK Party aims to deepen internal fractures within the opposition parties, especially the CHP.

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It is underlined that formal technical and political discussions between Turkish and Spanish governments are planned once the Kaan fifth-generation fighter jet program reaches further maturity; so it is currently at “a very initial phase”.

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#Spain and Türkiye are engaged in early-stage government-to-government conversations about a possible acquisition of Türkiye’s Kaan fifth-generation domestic fighter #jet.

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Turkish Ministry of National Defense R&D center unveiled Yıldırımhan, the nation’s first intercontinental ballistic missile, at İstanbul’s SAHA 2026 expo.

The missile has an estimated operational range exceeding 6,000 kilometers (3,728 miles).

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#Europe remains Türkiye’s largest trading partner, a source of institutional frameworks for interoperability and procurement and a shared security space in the Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean where interests continue to intersect.

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#Syria is the territory where Türkiye’s strategic depth is most visibly expressed. For over a decade, the Syrian civil #war was the most consequential #security #crisis in Türkiye’s immediate neighborhood.