Tommorow’s elections in Turkey

Following on from yesterday’s article, we are very lucky this guest post by Michael Talbot, a PhD Researcher currently based in Turkey. The bunting hanging across almost every street and the minivans blaring out propaganda songs announce season in Turkey, and scarce a street in Istanbul is without the posters and flags of the 25+ [...]

Egemen Bagis in Greece

Guest post by Christos Loutradis Yesterday, Egemen Bagis, Turkey’s chief EU negotiator, gave a speech in Greece on strengthening ties between the former rivals, Turkey’s EU candidacy and how to resolve the thorny issue of Cyprus. Press-Gr’s Christos Loutradis reports for The Third Estate It was a speech of lifting taboos. Egemen Bagis, chief EU [...]

Talking Turkey

Guest post by Christos Loutradis Following our coverage of this month’s Greek elections, The Third Estate continues its partnership with Press-Gr, one of the foremost news sites in Greece, by inviting Christos Loutradis to look at the country’s thawing relations with Turkey. Where a Prime Minister chooses to visit on his or her first trip [...]

Victory for the Centre Left in Greece

Guest post by Christos Loutradis In The Third Estate’s second collaboration with Press-Gr, one of the biggest news sites in Greece, Christos Loutradis reports on the results of the elections For me, the most moving moments of an election campaign come with the results. The night of the counting, I was at the studios of [...]

The Greek Elections

Guest post by Christos Loutradis Hands up, who knew there’s an election in Greece tomorrow? The snap election triggered by unpopular conservative Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis seeking a new mandate for his ailing New Democracy party to tackle the economy has received little coverage in the UK. But is the all but certain victory of [...]