Opinion polls show the parliamentary and presidential elections will be tight, and will mark Erdogan's biggest test in his two decades at the reins of the regional military power, NATO member and major emerging market economy. READ MORE:Turkish prosecutors probe Istanbul election irregularities Türki...
After months of campaigning by two dozen political parties, four presidential candidates and a bewildering lineup of electoral alliances, Turkish voters head to the polls, again, on Sunday, to make a critical choice between two men. The first round two weeks ago saw Erdogan clinch 49.52% of t...
Türkiye had two major elections last year, presidential and parliamentary elections, and a record turnout of up to 90 percent was reached at the polls, the minister said. Türkiye holds local polls every five years. The March 31 election will produce new mayors and other office-holders in 81...
The AKP and Erdogan, who headed the party, have been pushing hard for a shift to the presidential system by campaigning for yes in the plebiscite. "No" votes are leading the polls now with no more than a couple of percentage points, according to some recent polls published by local media...
After his defeat, Akıncı, who had accused Ankara of meddling in the polls, thanked his supporters and said: "You know what happened ... I am not going to do politics on this." - Opening up ghost town - The TRNC, with a population of about 300,000, was established...
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking a gamble that will consolidate his hold on power in Turkey if he emerges victorious from Sunday's landmark presidential and parliamentary vote. But winning the election he called more than a year early might not be as straightforward as he might have hop...
Mr. Sezer was scheduled to step down on May 16. He is now expected to stay on as a caretaker until a new parliament is elected after the July 22 polls. The Justice and Development Party is pushing to hold presidential elections concurrently with the parliamentary polls, after failing in an...
According to recent polls, AKP, which has always obtained a comfortable majority in parliament, could still face defeat in the June elections even though Erdogan wins the presidency, thus creating a major hurdle for his administration. Other rivals in the presidential race are Meral Aksener, lead...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late on Sunday declared "yes" to be the winner with a very narrow advantage of 51.4 percent in the controversial referendum that included 18 constitutional amendments and the presidential system reform.
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