Turkish Elections
Jürgen Klute While I am writing this text, not all votes in the run-off of the Turkish presidential election have...
Violence erupts in Turkey’s presidential election, celebrations turn deadly
As President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emerged as the victor of Turkey’s presidential elections holding over 50 percent of votes in...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition calls for strengthening of democratic politics amidst election turmoil
The spokespersons of the Green Left Party and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) described the Turkish presidential election as a...
Kurdish politician defies defeat, calls for undeterred fight for democracy
“We have not been defeated, and because of that, there is no reason for anyone to lose hope. Let us...
Erdoğan slams Turkey’s LGBT community in first speech after election
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke to a crowd of his supporters in Üsküdar, Istanbul’s conservative district where the president has his...
Child killed by Turkey-backed groups in Syria’s Afrin as they celebrate Erdoğan’s presidency
A child fell victim to heavy gunfire by Turkish-backed Syrian rebel groups on Sunday in Afrin (Efrîn), northern Syria, while...
LIVE BLOG: Turkey at ballot boxes for second round of presidential elections
YSK Chairman Ahmet Yener updated the results at 20:00 to 75.42 percent of votes counted, and incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...
Voting violations reported in Turkey as second round of presidential elections is underway
Reports of several incidents of irregularities and violations continue to emerge in Turkey’s second round of presidential elections on Sunday....
Reports of pro-government groups crowding polling stations as Turkey’s voting window closes
https://twitter.com/1MedyaNews/status/1662829208706375687 As the second round of Turkey's presidential run-off election approaches its close at 5:00 pm, there have been increasing...
Mother of self-immolation victim votes for first time in years amid “solution process” controversy
Emine Demirel, the mother of Rahşan Demirel, who tragically set herself on fire during the 1992 Newroz celebrations, exercised her...