Turkish Presidential Election: August 10, 2014

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Erdogan is probably not a really good person, but many people are exaggerating his negative impact on Turkey (mainly because we are focusing on things that do not matter much for a majority of Turks).

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Well, whatever is one's opinion on this issue, I don't think it should change because or thanks to Erdogan. Turkey has never been a democracy comparable to Western European or American democracies; it's also true that Erdogan became more authoritarian lately which is never a good thing, but we can't draw conclusions from that.

Let me paste a post from an Erdogan supporter:

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Maybe there are some exaggerations, but I am curious to know the answer of Erdogan's opponents.

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Is there any word on who will replace Erdogan as PM?

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It's coming from this blog that I have been reading for some time when I am looking for information about Turkey : http://www.jamesinturkey.com/what-is-next/

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I lurked in that blog of James in Turkey the other day. I feel somewhat disappointed because little has been said on my favourite candidate (Demirtas). The Kurdish opposition is clearly better than AKP and the Kemalists.

I don't know much about Turkish politics, but it seems to me that a CHP-HDP alliance would make sense in the future.

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I lurked in that blog of James in Turkey the other day. I feel somewhat disappointed because little has been said on my favourite candidate (Demirtas). The Kurdish opposition is clearly better than AKP and the Kemalists.

I don't know much about Turkish politics, but it seems to me that a CHP-HDP would make sense in the future.

The CHP, being Kemalist, opposes federalization or special autonomous status for any region. That's what prevents an alliance with the Kurds.

I see. I wonder about the young liberals who demonstrated against Erdogan. Despite being Kurd, Demirtas must have some potential among this population right?

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Vote shifts between the March local elections and the August presidential election. 28% of MHP voters shifted to Erdogan.

Nice graph.

If the MHP happens to disappear soon as the article suggests I guess it would be a great news for everyone.

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If you want some opinion on Davutoglu:

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/09/ascent-turkey-ahmet-davutoglu-201491134555729882.html