WHAT IS IN SIYASETT?

SİYASETT is a powerful reference source containing data on Turkish political life.

In SİYASETT, it is possible to access data on all the political parties established in the Republican period and the elections held so far in our political history, as well as a strong source of data on our politicians from different parts of the political spectrum.

Users of SİYASETT can make projections for the future based on the votes received by political parties in the past, as well as many simulations according to different alliance formations and different election thresholds.

In addition to the publicly available menu items, special applications for party-specific analyses are also available for use by political parties.

In short, SİYASETT aims to be a strong reference source for political candidates who are thinking about running for elections, opinion and research organisations, media organs, political parties and people who want to access reliable data on Turkish political life.

POLITICAL PARTIES

Since the foundation of our Republic, many political parties have been active in our country. Today, there are more than one hundred political parties in our political life.

In the “Political Parties” module of SİYASETT Databank, you can list all political parties according to different criteria and access detailed data about the parties.

In the Political Parties module, you can access the name of the party, date of foundation, chairman, senior executives, contact information of the headquarters and provincial and district organisations, the list of elections they have participated in so far, the party programme and the list of elected executives (MPs, mayors, provincial organisation executives) by provinces and districts.

In the Political Parties menu, the “relational database” infrastructure allows users to create different lists.

For example, while working on a party, it is possible to list the party’s economic staff and simultaneously display the economic staff of other parties on the screen.

Similarly, when listing the elected officials of a party in a province, you can compare this list with the data of other parties.

WHO IS WHO?

SİYASETT offers the lists of politicians in Turkish political life as a service to the users of its database.

Through the Who’s Who menu item, you can access not only current politicians, but also lists of politicians from past eras who held important positions in Turkish political life.

A large number of lists of current and former MPs by province, party or other areas can be produced, various comparisons can be made and statistics can be generated.

In addition, lists of party leaders, metropolitan, provincial and district mayors and officials of party provincial organisations can also be accessed through this module.

The Who’s Who data can be searched in detail and updated by our users.

ELECTIONS

After 1980, election results are available in the SİYASETT database. The distribution of votes by party can be accessed by province, district, neighbourhood and polling station.

The most important feature of the lists of election results is that they allow users to make comparisons between different parties and to sort the distribution of votes by party under different headings.

When working with the Elections module, previous and subsequent election results can also be added to the list, so that changes in votes over time can also be displayed.

The fact that the data relating to the election results is stored in a powerful database also allows users to perform various analyses and simulations based on this data.

ELECTION SIMULATIONS

If there is an election this weekend, if the threshold drops to 7%, if an alliance is formed between this and that party, what will be the results?

One of the features that makes SİYASETT a powerful database is that it allows its users to run simulations about the future with up-to-date and accurate data.

Elections occupy a special place in Turkish political life. According to our electoral system, parties can form alliances with each other and run under one roof. In addition to alliances, the electoral threshold is another determining factor in elections.

According to these two variables, SİYASETT users can run simulations on the basis of provinces, districts and neighbourhoods as well as Turkey in general.

In the “Simulations” module, alliances can be formed with different combinations of parties, and by setting the electoral threshold at different levels, it is possible to predict the vote share and number of deputies of certain parties on a province and district basis.

Parties can also use this menu item to enter the possible rise and fall of their party’s vote on a district basis into the system and see how much this situation might affect their vote totals across the country.

SURVEYS

As in every country, polling companies regularly publish surveys that measure the political tendencies of voters in Turkey.

Surveys conducted by major research organisations in Turkey are transferred to SİYASETT and these data are presented to users for evaluation.

Survey data can be listed according to different criteria, changes in certain time intervals or different evaluations between polling organisations can be reflected in the lists with separate graphs, and future simulations can also be made on survey data.

CHRONOLOGY OF TURKISH POLITICAL LIFE

We have witnessed many important events in Turkish political life since the Republic. Political parties have been formed and dissolved. Over a long period of more than a century, political life has been interrupted for periods of time by undemocratic interventions, especially military coups.

It is possible to conduct comprehensive searches on Turkish political life using search engines such as Google, and to display data on some specific cases. However, it is also important for those doing research in this field to have access to news about the main developments in Turkish political life in short notes.

This is why we have added a chronology to SİYASETT. In this way, our members will be able to list all the developments of the Republican period in one sentence on their screens, and they will also be directed to detailed news and comments on these developments.

LIBRARY

In order to make siyasett.com a basic reference source for our users from all walks of life, especially young people who are interested in Turkish political life, we collect books and videos that have been published in this field and bring them to our pages.

In the library, it is possible to access many reference sources and also memoirs written by Turkish politicians during the Republican era.

Also, with the widespread use of the Internet, we aim to further strengthen the rich video library created in the virtual world over time.

Siyasett.com users can browse our library and share their opinions and book/video recommendations with us if they wish.

CURRENT INFORMATION

The Current Information section provides users with the latest information on Turkish political life.

With the strong technical infrastructure of SİYASETT and the artificial intelligence applications we have developed, news about political parties are instantly uploaded to the system by scanning the Turkish and world press with our search engine.

In addition, the latest statements and announcements of all our political parties are also displayed on the screens of SİYASETT users.

The social media posts of political parties can also be viewed collectively with the same technical infrastructure. For example, the instant posts of all party leaders or party executives can be listed collectively or as a specific party at the same time.

It is also possible to view the parties’ posts on specific topics collectively by using the search bar.

DATA UPDATE

The data on SIYASETT are compiled from various sources.

Basic information on political parties is obtained from their websites and Internet sources; official election results are obtained from the SBE; data on politicians, especially MPs, which can be accessed under the Who’s Who heading, are obtained from the relevant institutions, especially the TBMM and the relevant political parties, and from open sources on the Internet.

In addition, the Data Update Group within our organisation accesses up-to-date data from various sources on a daily basis and adds the changes to the system.

Our aim is for all institution-related data to be entered directly into our system by the source institutions. In order to achieve this, technical support is provided to our political parties for data transfer via APIs. In the coming period, the aim is to transfer all the data of our political parties to SİYASETT in a practical way through this method.

Another method of updating the data in SİYASETT is through the contributions of our users. If our members find that the data on our pages is incorrect or incomplete, they can notify us through the system by filling out a form. These notifications are evaluated by us and the necessary updates are made.

In addition, political parties can directly enter data and make changes in the system through their authorised institutional officials.

SİYASETT attaches great importance to further enriching its strong database with accurate and up-to-date information.

MEMBERSHIP

We prepare Siyasett.com with a small team and put it at the service of our users.

While a young team regularly enriches our database, we also bring current developments in Turkish political life to our pages with the artificial intelligence applications we have developed.

In order to make our website an attractive reference for users from all walks of life, we also need a source to cover our expenses.

For this reason, we have built Siyasett.com on a membership-based foundation.

How do you become a member?

Siyasett.com has four types of membership. These are

- Individual,

- Profesional,

- Corporate and

- English

memberships.

We hope you support and strengthen siyasett.com by becoming a member.