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Political Analysis Published: May 20, 2024

Crackdown on CHP

A data journalism project documenting the political crackdown on CHP (Republican People's Party) in Turkey

D3.js JavaScript Data Visualization Political Reporting

Executive Summary

An interactive political investigation that turns judicial and institutional pressure on Turkey's main opposition party into a transparent, explorable documentation project.

Role

Research, data analysis, narrative structure, visual presentation

Impact

Packs a politically sensitive story into a transparent, evidence-led format.

Crackdown on CHP

Core medium

Interactive investigation

Built as a reader-facing narrative experience rather than a static brief.

Primary stack

D3 + JS

Custom storytelling interface focused on political documentation.

Context & Problem Space

Politically sensitive stories often lose clarity when the evidence trail is fragmented across statements, dates, and institutions. This project reorganizes that complexity into a single reader-facing investigative surface.

Reporting Workflow

  • Collected and structured a politically sensitive evidence trail into an explorable format.
  • Used D3-driven visual storytelling to preserve chronology and context together.
  • Framed the project so readers could audit the argument instead of only consuming the conclusion.

Article & Visual Analysis

Crackdown on CHP (Yargı Kıskacında Demokrasi)

A comprehensive data journalism project examining the judicial pressure on Turkey’s main opposition party.

Overview

This project documents and visualizes:

  • Legal cases against CHP members
  • Timeline of political prosecutions
  • Geographic distribution of cases

Impact

The project provides transparent, data-driven documentation of political developments in Turkey.

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