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DOES ERDOĞAN WANT A REGIME WITHOUT ELECTIONS?
Portrait of the Week Apr 2, 2026

DOES ERDOĞAN WANT A REGIME WITHOUT ELECTIONS?

Let us say it plainly at the outset: the answer is no. This is bigger than his wishes or reluctance. For more than a year, based on the operations against CHP municipalities, there has been a slew of analyses claiming that 'Erdoğan will not hold elections'. Similar analyses — citing earthquakes and wars as justification for him avoiding elections — also proved wrong before the 2023 elections and before.

Anonymous