Weekly Tracker: May 25-31

TURKEY - Report 25 May 2014 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

Executive Summary It is not official but Erdogan’s speech in Cologne suggests he is serious about Presidency. The opposition is yet to find a match for him, but we still don’t concede victory to Erdogan. The death of yet another Alevite Turk at the hands of the police during week and the sudden eruption of small-scale demonstrations throughout Turkey compel us to watch out for a repeat of Gezi, soon. Meanwhile, expert testimony almost proves the gross negligence of the mining company in the Soma disaster.The opposition is now pressing to uncover links to AKP. The Great Energy Games in the E...

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