M. Hakan Yavuz & Ahmet Erdi Öztürk 
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and the New Republican People’s Party in Turkey [PDF ebook] 

This book discusses the life and professional struggle of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and the transformation of the CHP under his leadership. It deals with the transformational periods and phases of the CHP, up to the period when Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu became prominent in the party. The CHP’s transformation and how it variously affected its popular standing in public opinion and revealed political liabilities and limitations cumulatively can indicate and explain to what extent political parties are likely to change as leadership changes and different regime governing approaches take hold. Furthermore, this book aims to answer the following questions: How and for what reasons did Kılıçdaroğlu decide to ally with the center-right wing in the CHP? What was the collective impact of the center-right wing in positive and negative terms regarding the CHP’s general identity, especially in historical context? After the 2015 elections, what constituted the shifts and revisions in Kılıçdaroğlu’s ideology andhow did they alter the political power of the CHP as a major opposition party? What evidence exists to shed light on his capabilities for building coalitions as a viable option for the possibility of forming a national government in elections?

قائمة المحتويات

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Ideology and History of CHP.- Chapter 3. Kılıçdaroğlu: Life and Socialization.- Chapter 4. Kılıçdaroğlu’s Political Worldview.- Chapter 5. Foreign Policy.- Chapter 6. Conclusion: The Prospects of 2023 Elections.

عن المؤلف

M. Hakan Yavuz is Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah, US.

Ahmet Erdi Öztürk is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at London Metropolitan University, UK.