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This working paper is a product of Carnegie’s Turkey and the World Initiative. Turkey is heading toward a set of twin elections that could have momentous consequences for the country’s future. In June 2023 at the latest, Turkish voters will be asked to choose a new president and a new parliamentary majority. For the past two decades, the Turkish political landscape has been dominated by the Justice and Development (AK) Party and its uniquely successful leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. After having ruled the country single-handedly since 2002, Erdoğan became the first executive president of Turkey in 2018, following a tightly…

This working paper is a product of Carnegie’s Turkey and the World Initiative. Turkey is heading toward a set of twin elections that could have momentous consequences for the country’s future. In June 2023 at the latest, Turkish voters will be asked to choose a new president and a new parliamentary majority. For the past two decades, the Turkish political landscape has been dominated by the Justice and Development (AK) Party and its uniquely successful leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. After having ruled the country single-handedly since 2002, Erdoğan became the first executive president of Turkey in 2018, following a tightly…

Thanksgiving can be stressful if you’re in charge of cooking. Juggling multiple dishes at once or eating more mouthfuls than usual can be intimidating, whether it’s your first time or not. The last thing you want when you already have both ovens running and you have three pots on the stove is that planning ahead always changes things. It’s no exaggeration to say that the best gravy is a must when it comes to dishes on the holiday table. Whether you’ve invited guests who just want to put gravy on the bird or put gravy on almost everything on their…

These stars look gorgeous in front of the camera, and so many times there have been speculations that these celebrities have undergone plastic surgery or corrective procedures to change their appearance. MUMBAI: Also read: Exclusive! Shehnaz Gill signs big-name director and actor for South film Celebrities are constantly in the public eye, be it their looks, attitude or public presence – people look up to you, get inspired by your style and set their own fashion mantras based on what they see. These stars look beautiful in front of the camera, which has led to many speculations that they may…

Due to a lack of regulation, patients are leaving Turkey with teeth worse than when they arrived, and dentists in the country refuse to touch them. advertisementThe moment Rida Azeem took off her mask, she knew her dental trip to Turkey had gone awry.”There was a huge gap under the gum line and you could see all the metal bits[from the implant]. It was incredibly badly done,” said Azeem, an engineer from Manchester, England.“Originally, I was planning on doing five implants,” she says. But when her treatment was about to begin, her dentist told her “all of her teeth would…

Following the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan in September, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that Turkey intends to become a full member of the SCO, a China-led Eurasian intergovernmental political, economic, and security organization. At present, Turkey is a dialogue member. Full membership would make Turkey the only North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member in the SCO. While Erdogan’s declaration suggests that Ankara is seeking alternatives to its often tense relations with the West, it can also be seen in the context of Turkey’s growing influence in Central Asia and broader geopolitical ambitions.  Growing Presence in Central…

This paper is part of the series Turkish Views: Crisis and Opportunities for Turkey in 2023. All of the papers will be available on the series landing page as they are released throughout the month of October. Read in PDF  Key Takeaways The AKP maintains the loyalty of its base through a historical narrative of religion and nationalism that is rooted both in Turkey’s national conception and the nationalist-conservative alliance.   At the same time, the AKP has also worked to undermine key democratic institutions and core constitutional rights. The valorization of “the national will” against “the elites and enemies within” in the AKP’s…

See Kıvılcım S Güngörün. Words by Diane Smith “When I was little, my sister and I had a lot of collections: signs, rubber, napkins, rubber balls. I still love collecting. I also have collections of spoons, screws, trash. But my biggest collection is photos. I really love collecting moments.” Born in 1992, Kıvılcım S Güngörün has already taken thousands of photos, which are categorized into extensive and wide-ranging series. She captures everyday life in Istanbul (Imstantobul), her friends (Kportyu town), her travels through Europe (4 blue old), and herself, especially holding and caressing hands (Eldy sir). The images shown below…

Jordan KingPublished on September 6, 2022 at 4:54 PM | Updated on September 6, 2022 at 5:20 PM Joe Thornley paid £3,000 for an operation that would cost up to £12,000 in the UK (Photo: SWNS)A young British man has died in Türkiye after undergoing weight-loss surgery that went wrong. Joe Thornley, from Derbyshire in the East Midlands, was looking for help to lose his 19 stone weight.He decided to have a sleeve gastrectomy, a procedure in which a large part of the stomach is removed to make it smaller, allowing him to feel fuller faster and eat smaller meals.The…

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) recorded more than one million passengers in July 2022, making it the second-busiest month in SMF history. According to July figures from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), 1,195,870 passengers passed through the airport, nearly matching the 1,230,600 passengers in July 2019, the busiest month in SMF history.As the holiday travel season approaches, the airport will continue to be busy, and travelers visiting SMF over Labor Day weekend, one of the busiest holiday travel weekends of the year, are encouraged to prepare by arriving early, expecting delays and checking parking availability on our website.To ensure a smooth…