Turkey’s 2023 General Elections and the Kurdish Question
This report examines how Turkish security forces have dealt with Kurdish separatists at home and abroad during Erdogan’s second mandate as president and in the lead-up to the 2023 elections.
Special Series
Monitoring electoral violence worldwide
This interactive map displays the countries and elections currently covered by ACLED’s Election Watch project. Hover over countries for more information about upcoming or past elections, and click on outlined countries to see ACLED reports.
Elections monitored by the Election Watch project. This is not a comprehensive list of all elections.
Country | Election Date |
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Paraguay | 30 April 23 |
Turkey | 14 May 23 |
Greece | 21 May 23 |
Sierra Leone | 24 June 23 |
Guatemala | 25 June 23 |
Pakistan | TBD |
Zimbawe | TBD |
Sudan | TBD |
Eswatini | TBD |
Latest installments in the Election Watch series. Click here for more ACLED analysis.
This report examines how Turkish security forces have dealt with Kurdish separatists at home and abroad during Erdogan’s second mandate as president and in the lead-up to the 2023 elections.
An analysis of government repression and violence targeting Cuba’s political opposition ahead of parliamentary elections on 26 March 2023.
An analysis of anti-government demonstrations and separatist violence in Thailand prior to the 2023 general election.
Nigeria’s historic elections are threatened by rising insecurity. This report assesses political violence trends going into the vote and the risk of escalation in the post-election period.
Heightened levels of political violence continued into the presidential runoff in Brazil, raising concerns over further outbreaks of unrest beyond the election period.
The security situation in the West Bank deteriorated significantly in the lead-up to Israel’s 2022 legislative elections.