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Turks wave flags at an election rally (image: Gulsen Solaker/DW)

Turkey election fallout

Erdogan no winner, despite opposition defeat

The Turkish opposition was defeated in the run-off, with candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu failing to unseat long-time ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who will rule the country for another five years. But the president is hardly the winner. Ayse Karabat reports from IstanbulMore

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes on challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey's second round run-off (image: Umit Turhan Coskun/NurPhoto/picture alliance)

Turkey election run-off

Too much politics of fear from Kilicdaroglu?

Turkey's presidential run-off between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu takes place on 28 May. Why were so many surprised by the initial outcome? And why the opposition's sudden political shift to the right? Political scientist Berk Esen talks to Ceyda NurtschMore

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Sufi Master Hayat Nur Artiran (image: Marian Brehmer)

750th anniversary of Rumi’s death – Part 2

A message of love, tolerance and peace

How is Rumi’s legacy preserved in the Mevlevi order today? An interview with Sufi Master Hayat Nur Artiran from Istanbul. By Marian BrehmerMore

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Kemal Kilicdaroglu has been trying to step out of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's shadow since 2010 (image: BULENT KILIC / AFP)

Turkish elections

Turkey's Erdogan pushed to historic run-off

Retired civil servant Kemal Kilicdaroglu has pushed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into an election runoff – the first of the country's post-Ottoman history. It was a bittersweet result that left the opposition leader's supporters frustrated following a heated night of vote countingMore

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Students protest in front of Bogazici University in Istanbul (image: Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkish elections

Can Turkey's Gen Z tip the scales?

In Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 May, one in five eligible voters will be under the age of 30. What does Generation Z want, and will it end up deciding the elections? By Ceyda NurtschMore

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Turks hang an Erdogan election poster from their house wall

Generation Erdogan

More than 5 million young Turks to vote for the first time

Some 5.2 million young Turks will vote for the first time in the May 14 presidential and legislative elections, and they could be key to deciding the country’s futureMore

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Director of the Istanbul Film Festival 2023 Kerem Ayan with director Ayse Polat (image: Stefan Weidner)

Istanbul's 42nd Film Festival

Between two quakes

Other high-profile film festivals would be hard pushed to match the intensity with which cinematic art collides with reality at the Istanbul Film Festival. Stefan Weidner attended for Qantara.deMore

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) shakes hands with MHP head Devlet Bahceli, one of his close allies (image: DHA)

Election run-up in Turkey

Who are Erdogan's allies?

Parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey are scheduled for 14 May, with the polls pointing to a close race. Elmas Topcu takes a look at the parties that support President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election allianceMore

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Symbolic image: child marriage (image: Christoph Hardt/Future Image/Imago)

Forced marriage in Turkey

Turkish state fails child bride in sect marriage

All eyes in Turkey are on a court hearing scheduled for January 30 into a child abuse case that allegedly occurred with the knowledge of one of Istanbul's most powerful Islamic sects. The little girl was failed by the state not once, but several times. Ayse Karabat reportsMore

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Part of the album cover of "Anadolu Ejderi" by Gaye Su Akyol (source: Glitterbeat)

Album review: "Anadolu Ejderi" by Gaye Su Akyol

Letting the dragon roar!

"Anadolu Ejderi" (Anatolian Dragon) is the latest release from Turkish musician Gaye Su Akyol. She has never lacked a spirit of adventure when it comes to her music – an intriguing mix of traditional Turkish music and everything from psychedelic to American surf. However with Akyol, it's impossible to know what she'll throw a listener's way, and this album is no exception. By Richard MarcusMore

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A bearded man walks past a Turkish flag (photo: Aris Messins/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkey

AKP under scrutiny for ties to ultraconservative Islamic community

The ultraconservative Ismail Aga community has close links to Turkey's ruling AKP. Some are now questioning the community's influence after news reports of the forced marriage of a six-year-old girl within the group. By Burak ÜnverenMore

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Cover of Dincer Gucyeter's "Unser Deutschlandmaerchen" published in German (poto: Mikrotext)

Our German fairytale

Reality, crueller than fiction

Award-winning poet Dincer Gucyeter’s debut novel is a tour de force through the German reality he experienced as an artist and son of Turkish immigrants, written with an unsparing eye and literary ambition. Gerrit Wustmann read the bookMore

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Women wearing headscarves in Emononu, Istanbul (photo: SEDAT SUNA/EPA-EFE)

Turkey's headscarf debate

The politics of hijab

In Turkey, the secular opposition is seeking to enshrine the right of women to wear a headscarf in law – scoring an own goal that plays straight into President Erdogan’s hands. Yet again, men are arguing about women's clothing. By Burak UnverenMore

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The chamber music ensemble Musica Sequenza (photo: Musica Sequenza/Daniel Mulder)

Musica Sequenza Chamber Music Ensemble

Spanning times and cultures

Berlin-based international chamber music ensemble Musica Sequenza is known for its modern interpretation of baroque music. With his latest project, the opera "Kassia", composer and ensemble director Burak Ozdemir transcends temporal, cultural and geographical boundaries. By Ceyda NurtschMore

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The Republican People s Party CHP and citizens held a protest against high electricity and natural gas bills in Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey on 12.02.2022 (photo: Tolga Ildun/ZUMA Wire/imago images)

Turkish opposition

Courting Turkey’s disenchanted electorate

Despite the economic crisis and Turkey's increasingly undemocratic track record, surveys show the ruling AKP is still the party of choice. So what exactly is holding back the opposition? Ayse Karabat reports from IstanbulMore

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Protest against femicide and violence against women in Istanbul (in March): Increase in murders.

Murder of women in Turkey

Femicide requires harsher sentencing

According to lawyers and women's rights activists, the prison term for the murder of women in Turkey is not long enough. They argue that the brutality of the crime should carry more weight during sentencing – and hope thereby for a deterrent. Burcu Karakas reportsMore

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