Recap radio: Turkey elections 2024

In its last episode, Recap radio looks at results of the March 31 local elections in Turkey. We review how the CHP achieved such widespread gains across the nation, and the brief democracy crisis – and protests – that swept the southeast Kurdish-majority provinces.

In its final pre-election episode, Recap radio covers the high-stakes race in İstanbul, where the winning party will have long-lasting impacts on broader Turkish politics. With a splash of drama, Recap radio asks: Will incumbent mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu keep his seat, or will the AKP take back Turkey’s largest city?

In this bonus episode of Recap Radio, we bring you an election precap livestream with Turkey recap editor in chief Diego Cupolo and special guest Michael Sercan Daventry, a journalist specializing in Turkish politics and elections.

In our third episode, Recap radio takes a look at Diyarbakır, Kurdish politics and the odds that elected officials in southeast Turkey will keep their positions.

Recap Radio travels to the Mediterranean coast in its second episode to weigh the top two candidates' prospects in the characteristically "swing province" of Antalya.