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The key mayoral elections across Turkey were the first since Erdogan assumed sweeping executive powers after a previous election in June 2018 and are seen as a confidence test for his 16-year rule amid a sharp economic downturn. The struggle was between two coalitions: Erdogan's Justice and Dev...
Turkish Cypriots go to polls in election that could determine future of Cyprus; EU relations with Turkey
Turkey's election authority, the Supreme Electoral Board, said it was providing numbers to competing political parties "instantly" and would make the results public once the count was completed and finalized. The majority of ballots from the 3.4 million eligible overseas voters still needed to be ...
The CHP led nationwide by almost 1% of the votes, a first in 35 years, the results showed. Mert Arslanalp, assistant professor of political science at Istanbul's Bogazici University, said it was Erdoğan's "severest election defeat" since coming ...
Subscribe to ad-free Erdogan celebrates victory in Turkey's presidential election Mon 29 May 1pm•Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the country’s presidential run-off. Officials say Erdogan won 52% of the vote in Turkey Share this video ...
The last national election saw Erdogan win 52.5 percent on a turnout of more than 86 percent. Turkey has no exit polls but tends to count ballots quickly. Polling stations close at 5:00 pm (1400 GMT) and all reporting restrictions are lifted four hours later. The first results are sometim...
With a third term, Mr Erdogan will have an even stronger hand domestically and internationally, and the election results will have implications far beyond Ankara. Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it plays a key role in Nato. ...
The results are thenreportedonly through the state-owned Anadolu Agency, while in the past they were reported by multiple independent agencies. Even if no evidence of fraud emerges in this election, the spectre could put in doubt the integrity of the entire electoral process. ...
For the first time, Erdogan is in danger of losing the election. The latest opinion polls put the opposition alliance slightly ahead of Erdogan’s grouping, but neither side looks like obtaining 50%, necessary to avoid a run-off in two weeks. The election for the parliamentary seats also lo...