Support for Kilicdaroglu grows among Turkey’s wider opposition - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Andrew Wilks

Andrew Wilks

Mar 7, 2023

Kilicdaroglu — Chairman of Turkey's Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu speaks at the parliament in Ankara on March 7, 2023. Kilicdaroglu has been endorsed by five parties to be an opposition alliance presidential candidate in the country's May 14 general elections. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman and presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu (C).

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party won’t field challenger to Erdogan, boosting opposition’s chances

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu speaks during a rally, Istanbul, Turkey, May 21, 2022.

Erdogan’s challenger faces delicate balancing act to win over Turkey's Kurds

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

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Turkey's opposition licks wounds with eye on next year's local elections

Andrew Wilks

Supporters attend a congress to launch the "Labour and Freedom Alliance", a six party coalition led by the HDP, in Istanbul on Sept. 24, 2022.

Third alliance enters the fray ahead of Turkish elections

Andrew Wilks