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İstanbul’s ambitious mayor deals a new blow to Erdoğan

Ekrem İmamoğlu's third convincing victory in the İstanbul election looks set to propel him into the running for the 2028 presidential vote. The football-loving 52-year-old,...

‘This is only the beginning’: Turkish opposition celebrates

Opposition supporters on Sunday filled an İstanbul square to celebrate the re-election of Ekrem İmamoğlu as mayor, who dealt a third blow to President...

New Islamist party emerges as rising star for conservative voters in Turkey’s elections

Turkey’s March 31 local elections not only produced surprising results for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has suffered its worst defeat...

Erdoğan concedes ‘turning point’ for party after local elections defeat

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday acknowledged that Sunday's results from local elections had marked a "turning point" for his party but promised...

Allegations of voter fraud in predominantly Kurdish SE mar Turkey’s local elections

Members of a pro-Kurdish party, locals and observers have claimed that a large number of law enforcement officers and soldiers who are not registered...

İstanbul top prize as Turkey votes in local elections

Turkish voters went to the polls on Sunday for municipal elections, with all eyes on İstanbul, the national "jewel" that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Metropoll’s second March survey shows İmamoğlu extending lead in İstanbul

İstanbul’s incumbent opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, is extending his lead over the mayoral candidate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), according to...

Latest survey shows İmamoğlu has wide lead in İstanbul

İstanbul’s incumbent opposition mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, is holding on to his lead over the mayoral candidate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),...

AKP municipality distributing earthquake aid as election giveaways

Blankets donated by Iraqi Turkmens for the victims of two powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey last year are being distributed now as election giveaways...

Turkey heads to local elections as Erdoğan seeks to avenge 2019 defeat

Turks will vote next Sunday in local polls as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, buoyed by a strong showing in last year's general election, sets...

Turkey’s ‘Communist mayor’ embarks on conquest of İstanbul district

Fatih Maçoğlu, the popular "Communist mayor" of a city in eastern Turkey, is now vying for control of a vibrant and hip İstanbul district...

Pro-Kurdish candidate fights anti-migrant sentiment in local Turkish elections

A pro-Kurdish candidate who lost his arm in prison during a police raid after a hunger strike in 2000 has turned three decades of...

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