The opposition alliance in Turkey: A viable alternative to Erdoğan?

Bericht

In a remarkable development for Turkish politics, six opposition parties signed a joint manifesto at a public ceremony on 28 February. The document outlines plans to abolish the executive presidential system and restore rule of law and civil liberties under a "strengthened parliamentary system". The successive concentration of power in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's hands has culminated in a hyper-presidential system without meaningful institutional checks. The opposition parties are determined to reverse this process by offering the electorate an alternative political platform supported by a single presidential candidate. If their cooperation generates a pre-electoral alliance for the upcoming elections, the opposition camp dubbed the "Table of Six" has a reasonable chance of defeating Erdoğan and his governing bloc.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SWP Comment ; No. 52/2022

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik
• Subject: opposition alliance ; Turkey ; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ; Justice and Development Party (AKP) ; National Action Party (MHP) ; presidential elections

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Esen, Berk
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2022

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.18449/2022C52v02
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/266575
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-81770-7
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET