Politics Program
The primary aim of the program is to conduct competent analyses of Türkiye’s political problems and processes and to share these studies with political decision-makers and the public. The Politics Program focuses on Turkish politics, specifically on internal and external factors affecting this field. Political parties, the state, pressure groups, and democratic processes constitute its main areas of interest. In this context, it aims to contribute to Türkiye’s accumulated knowledge through field studies, publications, workshops, panels and conferences.
It builds on being “independent” and producing “community-oriented” ideas, by being aware of the difficulties in its field of activity in Türkiye, where political polarization is high.
It is impossible to deny that political parties are among the phenomena that have most profoundly transformed the fundamental concepts of constitutional law and political science.
In the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) formed after the most recent general election, four of the five youngest MPs belong to the AK Party, while one is from the DEM Party. The sixth- and seventh-youngest...
I propose placing two of Türkiye’s finest qualities—energy and love of the ballot box—at the center of our thinking. I suggest focusing on the vital role of the “accumulator” that sets energy in motion...
In the Republican People’s Party (CHP) — which scored a sweeping victory in the last local elections, defeating the ruling party by historic margins in both the capital and the former capital — something...
Although there are differences of opinion on what to call it, Türkiye is facing a picture that has been clarified by the 2023 General and 2024 Local Elections.