Weekly Tracker: December 7-13

TURKEY - Report 07 Dec 2014 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

Executive SummaryTurkey’s Supreme Court is expected to rule on a challenge to the country’s electoral system within 30 days that may cause AKP to do some fine-tuning with the qualification hurdle—for the lack of a better phrase. At this point, there is little need to worry about the party losing power in June general elections, but at least one poll suggests its grip over the electorate is slipping. Armed with two ironclad rulings by the European Court of Human Rights, Turkey’s Alevite minority demands equality with Sunnis but Ankara is extremely reluctant to come forth. A second ‘Peace Pro...

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