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‘Legal and Judicial System Should Be Restored So That Economy Can Recover’

TÜSİAD HIGH ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR ÖZİLHAN

‘Legal and Judicial System Should Be Restored So That Economy Can Recover’

Speaking at Turkish Industry and Business Association’s High Advisory Board Meeting, Özilhan said, “If democracy operates, rule of law is ensured and education reform paving the way for critical thinking is introduced, our economy will perform better.”

Investigation Against Polling Clerks in Kartal, Maltepe and Ataşehir in İstanbul

Investigation Against Polling Clerks in Kartal, Maltepe and Ataşehir in İstanbul

Collecting information on all polling clerks who were on duty in local elections in Kartal, Maltepe and Ataşehir in İstanbul, the Prosecutor’s Office will investigate “whether any irregularities were committed while counting, documenting and entering the votes.”

Felicity Party: We Participate in Repeat Election with the Same Candidate

Felicity Party: We Participate in Repeat Election with the Same Candidate

Chair of Felicity Party (SP) Karamollaoğlu has declared that SP will participate in the İstanbul repeat election on June 23 with its recent candidate in the March 31 elections, Necdet Gökçınar.

From AKP’s Yıldırım to Artists Who Say ‘Everything Will Be Fine’: It Harms Their Career

From AKP’s Yıldırım to Artists Who Say ‘Everything Will Be Fine’: It Harms Their Career

Ruling AKP’s İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor candidate Binali Yıldırım has stated that artists should treat everyone equally and it is not right for them to group together in one place.

Supreme Election Council Rejects Applications of CHP and İYİ Party

Supreme Election Council Rejects Applications of CHP and İYİ Party

Examining the applications of CHP and İYİ Party, which requested the complete annulment of İstanbul elections, the Supreme Election Council has unanimously rejected the applications. CHP also demanded the annulment of Presidential elections.

Ekrem İmamoğlu: They Campaign by Making Children Say ‘They Stole’

Ekrem İmamoğlu: They Campaign by Making Children Say ‘They Stole’

Ekrem İmamoğlu, CHP’s İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor candidate whose certificate of election has been revoked, has responded to AKP’s candidate Binali Yıldırım, who said, “Why were İstanbul elections annulled? Very simple. Because they stole.”

President and AKP Chair Erdoğan: Artists Don’t Flatter People of That Kind

President and AKP Chair Erdoğan: Artists Don’t Flatter People of That Kind

Attending the fast-breaking meal at Taksim Square in İstanbul, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has addressed the artists who supported İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor candidate İmamoğlu: “Artists speak with their art, they do not flatter people of that kind.”

From Erdoğan to CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu: Do You Hide Behind Your Immunity?

From Erdoğan to CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu: Do You Hide Behind Your Immunity?

Addressing main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has said that “his life is based on lies and smears” and added: “Do you hide behind your immunity? Then, request the abolition of your immunity.”

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY HDP, CHP MPS

'Is the Duty of Presidential Archives to Profile Celebrities?'

Presidential Archives Chairperson Safi published the names of the celebrities who supported Ekrem İmamoğlu after the İstanbul local elections were annulled.

'A Black Mark in Our History of Democracy and Law'

BAR ASSOCIATIONS ON İSTANBUL ELECTION ANNULMENT

'A Black Mark in Our History of Democracy and Law'

Forty-nine bar associations have released a statement, denouncing the cancellation of the İstanbul local elections.

Öcalan's Lawyer: 'The Meeting Was Not Related to İstanbul Election Rerun'

Öcalan's Lawyer: 'The Meeting Was Not Related to İstanbul Election Rerun'

Attorney Sarıca responded to the claims that their meeting with the PKK leader for the first time in eight years was related to the repeat elections in İstanbul.

9 May 2019 Hikmet Adal

HDP Brings İstanbul Election Rerun into Parliamentary Agenda

HDP Brings İstanbul Election Rerun into Parliamentary Agenda

The HDP Group Deputy Chairs have submitted a parliamentary question on the rejection of objections in the southeast and the annulment of the İstanbul election.

Presidential Archive Chair 'Recorded' Artists Who Said 'Everything Will be Fine'

Presidential Archive Chair 'Recorded' Artists Who Said 'Everything Will be Fine'

The artists supported İmamoğlu on social media after the İstanbul local elections was canceled.

CHP Appeals to Election Council, Requests Annulment of İstanbul and Presidential Elections

CHP Appeals to Election Council, Requests Annulment of İstanbul and Presidential Elections

Appealing to the Supreme Election Council (YSK), CHP Vice Chair Erkek has said, “If you annul the İstanbul Metropolitan Mayoral Elections, then you also have to annul the local elections in 39 districts and June 24 Parliamentary and Presidential Elections.”

Felicity Party to Run in İstanbul Repeat Election

Felicity Party to Run in İstanbul Repeat Election

The party that comes from the same Islamic roots with the ruling AKP received more than 100 thousand votes in the canceled election, well over the gap between the two leading candidates.

CHP to Raise Objection of ‘Absolute Unlawfulness’ to Supreme Election Council

CHP to Raise Objection of ‘Absolute Unlawfulness’ to Supreme Election Council

CHP’s Representative to Supreme Election Council Yakupoğlu has stated that if there had been an unlawfulness in İstanbul elections, the whole election would have been cancelled and announced that they will make an objection of “absolute unlawfulness.”

From Erdoğan to Industry and Business Association TÜSİAD: Know Your Place

From Erdoğan to Industry and Business Association TÜSİAD: Know Your Place

The Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) has defined the rerun of İstanbul Metropolitan Mayorship Elections as “worrying,” to which President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has answered, “Everyone should know their place first.”

CHP: There is no Boycott, We will Never Give up

CHP: There is no Boycott, We will Never Give up

Having an extraordinary meeting after the YSK ruled for rerun of Metropolitan Mayorship elections in İstanbul, the CHP Party Assembly has announced its decision: “There is no boycott.” Metropolitan Mayor İmamoğlu has also said, “We will never give up.”

Democratic Left, Communist and Felicity Parties Announce Support for İmamoğlu

İSTANBUL ELECTION RERUN

Democratic Left, Communist and Felicity Parties Announce Support for İmamoğlu

Candidates of the three parties received around ten times more votes than the difference between İmamoğlu and his AKP rival Yıldırım on March 31 local elections.

İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener: We Completely Reject This Coup

İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener: We Completely Reject This Coup

İYİ Party Chair Meral Akşener has spoken about the cancellation of İstanbul elections in the weekly group meeting of her party: “No one has the right to interfere in the rules of the judiciary and democracy. We completely reject this coup.”

İstanbul Election Rerun: Reactions from Europe

İstanbul Election Rerun: Reactions from Europe

European Union (EU) officials and politicians from Europe have criticized the Supreme Election Council (YSK) verdict for a rerun of İstanbul local elections.

Artists Denounce Cancellation of İstanbul Elections: ‘Everything Will Be Fine’

Artists Denounce Cancellation of İstanbul Elections: ‘Everything Will Be Fine’

After İmamoğlu said, “They say, ‘Artists don’t speak’, they will. Now, it is time to speak. You will see everything will be fine”, artists have denounced the ruling of the Supreme Election Council under the hashtag #herseycokguzelolacak (Everything will be fine).

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu: 'Everything will be Fine'

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu: 'Everything will be Fine'

İmamoğlu has held a rally after the election body ruled for a repeat election in İstanbul, urging his supporters not to lose their hope.

'Only Remnants of Democracy Left in Turkey’

HDP MP KERESTECİOĞLU ON CANCELLATION OF İSTANBUL ELECTIONS

'Only Remnants of Democracy Left in Turkey’

Speaking about the cancellation of Metropolitan Mayorship Elections in İstanbul, Kerestecioğlu said, “The way leading to the elections has never been just or equal for us. Now, Turkey has seen that what is done in Kurdish regions can also be done in İstanbul.”

7 May 2019 Hikmet Adal

Supreme Election Council Cancels İstanbul Local Elections

Supreme Election Council Cancels İstanbul Local Elections

The Supreme Election Council (YSK) has ruled that the local elections shall be cancelled and repeat elections shall be held in İstanbul, where CHP’s Ekrem İmamoğlu was elected the Metropolitan Mayor according to unofficial local election results.

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