content tagged with local elections 2009

Local Elections Repeated in 30 Places

Local Elections Repeated in 30 Places

On Sunday, there were repeat elections in 7 districts and 23 towns because the previous results had been contested.

9 June 2009 Tolga Korkut

Local Elections in Turkey Cost 26 Lives

Human Rıghts Foundatıon Report

Local Elections in Turkey Cost 26 Lives

According to a report by the Human Rights Foundation, 26 people died and 370 were injured during local elections in March.

15 May 2009 Tolga Korkut

“2011 Elections Must be Electronic”

CHP Istanbul party chair Tekin has demanded that the next elections, which will be the general elections in 2011, be electronic to avoid tampering and the high number of invalid votes.

2 April 2009 Tolga Korkut

Parties Demanding Recounts in Several Provinces

Parties Demanding Recounts in Several Provinces

Following the announcement of the official election results, all the main parties have found reasons to demand recounts.

1 April 2009 Tolga Korkut

15 Women Mayors in DTP Is a Success But Not Enough

Women representation in local governments didn't improve in Sunday's elections. DTP has the most women mayors but they aim at equal representation, says their Women's Assembly chair Konca.

1 April 2009 Emine Özcan

Exiled in 1980, Şahin Returns Tunceli as Mayor

DTP's women mayor of dissident Tunceli, Edibe Şahin is determined to focus on improving the lives of the city's people, especially fellow women and the children.

1 April 2009 Emine Özcan

"Consent to AKP Has Cracked"

Professor Sancar criticizes the political and electoral system as failing to allow all segments of the society to express themselves. Nonetheless, she matriculates the regression in AKP's votes, as well as CHP's rise deferring new developments on the left.

1 April 2009 Tolga Korkut

“Voters Want Pluralist Government”

“Voters Want Pluralist Government”

According to Prof. Dr. Narlı, the decrease in votes for the AKP and the rise in support for other parties shows that voters are fed up with the AKP’s monopoly. She also criticised the lack of female representation in parties.

1 April 2009 Bawer Çakır

Why Did Nationalist MHP Increase Its Votes?

According to writer Bora, the 5.6 point increase the MHP received in these local elections compared to 2004, is due to several factors: successful organisation, a party move to the centre, candidate profiles, and local reactions to Kurds.

1 April 2009 Tolga Korkut

DTP Has Proven That It Represents Kurds

Assoc. Prof. Yeğen argues that neither Kurds nor Turks are happy with the AKP’s “embarrassed recognition” of the Kurdish question.

31 March 2009 Tolga Korkut

That Makes Two: Only One New Female Province Capital Mayor

79 province capitals have male mayors. With the election of Çerçioğlu in Aydın and the election of a second woman, Şahin, in Tunceli, there are now two female province capital mayors. According to the provisional results, there are only 17 other female mayors at the district or town level.

31 March 2009 Emine Özcan

Six Armenians in Istanbul’s Municipal Councils

Five Turkish-Armenian men and one woman have been voted into municipal councils in four district municipal councils in Istanbul.

Türk: AKP Did Not Solve Kurdish Question, Kurds Took Votes Elsewhere

Türk: AKP Did Not Solve Kurdish Question, Kurds Took Votes Elsewhere

Evaluating the election results, Türk from the DTP said that the “charity approach” of the AKP has not worked. The DTP has won in Diyarbakır, a city that Erdoğan wanted to win in, as well as in seven provincial and 51 district municipalities.

31 March 2009 Bawer Çakır

Reporter Attacked in Giresun

Local TV station reporter Akyol has been beaten by a group of alleged AKP members, as he was trying to cover the election results in Giresun. AKP lost the mayor in the city to main opposition CHP.

CHP Demands Recount in 5 Istanbul Districts

Province party chair Tekin has announced that the CHP is contesting the results in five districts of Istanbul as well as the town of Safranbolu.

30 March 2009 Tolga Korkut

400 Thousand Disabled Denied the Right to Vote

Local elections were held yesterday and I arrived at the polling station only to find that I have to climb the stairs to do so. Despite the law, electoral commissions fail to provide due arrangements for disabled persons.

30 March 2009 Bülent Küçükaslan

Electorate Buries Erdoğan's Arrogance at Polls

ERTUGRUL KURKCU's analysis

Electorate Buries Erdoğan's Arrogance at Polls

PM Erdoğan loses the referendum game he conceitedly established. People withdraw the conditional support that they gave at the July 2007 elections as a reaction to the army's impositions.

30 March 2009 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

The Municipalities Erdoğan “Definitely” Wanted…

Certain municipalities have greater symbolic value than others, and Prime Minister Erdoğan had told party members his list of targets, most of which have not been reached.

AKP Loses Points, CHP, MHP and DTP gain

Local Election Results:

AKP Loses Points, CHP, MHP and DTP gain

As around 98 percent of the votes have been counted, AKP, CHP and MHP share around 78 percent of the votes. The pro-Kurdish DTP has gained.

Local Election Results: Preliminary Results at 11 pm

Local Election Results: Preliminary Results at 11 pm

More than half the votes were counted by 11 pm. At the province municipal council level, the AKP now stand at 39, the CHP at 21, the MHP at 17, the DTP and the SP at 6 percent.

Local Election Results So Far (9 pm)

Local Election Results So Far (9 pm)

By 9 pm on Sunday, 29 March, 23 percent of the poll boxes had been opened. At the province municipal council level, the AKP has so far received 41 percent, the CHP 19 percent, the MHP and DTP 7 percent each, and the SP 6 percent. As for mayoral candidates, in Istanbul and Ankara the AKP candidates Topbaş and Gökçek are leading. In Izmir, the CHP’s Kocaoğlu has received most votes so far. In Diyarbakır, the DTP’s Baydemir is leading.

Eight Organisations to Monitor Local Elections

Eight Organisations to Monitor Local Elections

Eight organisations will monitor the local elections on Sunday, 29 March, in order to make sure that they are carried out democratically. Most of the sixteen provinces to be monitored are in the east and southeast of Turkey.

26 March 2009 Tolga Korkut

Newroz Festivities in Diyarbakır Will Indicate Election Results

DTP candidate for Sur district mayor, Demirbaş thinks this year's spring festivities hold importance because of upcoming elections. He plans to continue providing multilingual local services, if elected. That was why he was dismissed from office.

20 March 2009 Tolga Korkut

Diyarbakır’s Gün TV Punished with Programme Ban

Accused of broadcasting pro-DTP programmes, the local Gün TV channel in Diyarbakır has been barred from broadcasting its 7.30 pm news programme.

18 March 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

AKP Disregarded Erdoğan’s Advice on Women’s Quota

Speaking at a panel on “Local Elections and the Feminist Struggle”, KA-DER president Gülbahar said that PM Erdoğan had asked for every fourth candidate to be female, but that the party had ignored this.

17 March 2009 Emine Özcan

Simit Seller Şaziye is Muhtar Candidate in Sivas

58-year-old Şaziye Saygın has decided to stand as a muhtar, a neighbourhood official, after the current muhtar made her angry.

Mayoral Candidate Birdal: "Kurdish and Democratic Voters Will Change The Course of Elections"

Mayoral Candidate Birdal: "Kurdish and Democratic Voters Will Change The Course of Elections"

Akın Birdal, candidate for mayor’s office in Greater Istanbul, has predicted that many people will be surprised at the local election results, as the media is misleading the public.

6 March 2009 Bawer Çakır

Hearing-Impaired Demand Suitable Cities

Local governments should contribute to reforming cities and policies, enabling disabled persons' involvement in social life –from employment to cultural activities, say Kavuncu.

3 March 2009 Bawer Çakır

Parties Have Used and Then Dropped Women

In their pre-election campaigns political parties have not hesitated to manipulate the symbolism of veiled and unveiled women and use women in other ways.The actual representation of women on party lists is embarrassingly low.

25 February 2009 Emine Özcan

PM Calls For Unity in Diyarbakır Amid Protests

PM Calls For Unity in Diyarbakır Amid Protests

PM Erdogan refrained from openly criticizing DTP, the powerful pro-Kurdish party in the region. TRT6 made a live broadcast of Erdogan's speech, translated into Kurdish. Five protestors were taken into custody.

22 February 2009

DTP MP Akın Birdal Candidate for Greater Istanbul Mayor

MP Akın Birdal has become DTP’s candidate for mayor of Greater Istanbul in the upcoming local elections. Parties and organisations of the left have announced collaboration and their support for Birdal.

11 February 2009 Tolga Korkut

Birdal Joint Candidate for Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor

Following a long career as a rights activist and a socialist politician, Diyarbakır MP Birdal bids for mayor in upcoming local elections. Socialist parties and groups will support him as their joint candidate.

11 February 2009

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