Turkish Chessboard: election implications

On May 31, at the joint meeting of Turkish Club and Unitis Discussion Group, we discussed a hot topic – the consequences of the elections in Turkey. Our students prepared useful materials, talked about each candidate and presented the second part of their own Russian-Turkish movie! The electoral system in Turkey is quite complex and multi-tiered! All elections in Turkey are held under a proportional mixed election system: This means that electoral votes are divided between political parties and candidates standing in single-mandate circles and in a multi-mandate bloc. We suggest you familiarize yourself with Turkish vocabulary on the current …

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