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Erdoğan seeks third decade of rule in Turkish runoff

Turkey voted Sunday in a historic runoff that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan enters as the firm favorite to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted...

Turkey’s bitter election battle nears decision day

Turkey on Friday entered the final stretch of a bitter presidential campaign that has seen Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his secular rival exploit fears...

Pro-Kurdish parties to continue backing Kılıçdaroğlu despite his alliance with far-right leader

Two major pro-Kurdish parties in Turkey have announced their continued support for opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu despite the fact that he struck a...

Kılıçdaroğlu secures far-right support for presidential runoff, vows to expel ’13 million refugees’

Ahead of a historic election runoff scheduled for May 28, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader and a presidential candidate,...

AKP member admits to hanging campaign posters on billboards to discredit opposition

A member of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in central Turkey has confessed that campaign posters on the city’s billboards that portray the...

Turkey’s opposition woos Erdoğan’s vast housewife vote

A feminine voice rings out from behind the mounds of strawberries and olives in an Istanbul bazaar: "Let's get rid of Erdoğan!" "Defend your rights...

Kılıçdaroğlu urges voter support in runoff to boost economy, stop Turkish lira depreciation

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the presidential candidate for the opposition and leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has called on the Turkish public to support...

Erdoğan under fire after acknowledging doctored video linking Kılıçdaroğlu with terrorism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing intense criticism from the opposition and dissidents after publicly acknowledging that a video clip he had previously...

Protests escalate as far-right Islamist party with alleged ties to militant group enters parliament

The Justice and Development Party's (AKP) alliance with the controversial Free Cause Party (HÜDA-PAR) and the latter’s resulting representation in the Turkish parliament have...

Turkey’s third-place finisher endorses Erdoğan in runoff election

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday secured the endorsement of an ultra-nationalist whose third-place finish helped force Turkey's first election runoff, Agence France-Presse reported. Sinan...

Ousted Kurdish mayor sentenced to 15 years in prison on terrorism charges

A Turkish court has handed down a prison sentence of 15 years to a former Kurdish mayor on two charges of membership in a...

Erdoğan eyes third decade of rule in historic runoff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cruises on Sunday into the final week before an historic runoff election as the big favorite to extend two...

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