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Results of Turkey's parliamentary vote and first round of presidential election

Results of Turkey's parliamentary vote and first round of presidential election

May 28 presidential runoff awaits as President Erdoğan and main rival Kılıçdaroğlu fall short of the 50% threshold. Meanwhile, Erdoğan's ruling alliance secures parliamentary majority.

Overseas votes exceed one million in second round of Turkey's presidential election

Overseas votes exceed one million in second round of Turkey's presidential election

The runoff sees an even higher turnout following a two-decade high overseas participation in the first round of elections.

Enchanting encounter: Dolphins grace İstanbul's Bosphorus

Enchanting encounter: Dolphins grace İstanbul's Bosphorus

The İstanbul and Çanakkale Straits, along with the Sea of Marmara, face challenges in the form of pollution and excessive fishing, endangering the delicate existence of dolphins.

Turkey can't send all refugees back due to labor force needs, says foreign minister

Turkey can't send all refugees back due to labor force needs, says foreign minister

The minister stepped into the debate as refugees once again became a pressing issue ahead of the presidential runoff to take place on May 28.

Akşener: 'The problem is not Erdoğan, the problem is this freak system'

Akşener: 'The problem is not Erdoğan, the problem is this freak system'

"If we elect Kılıçdaroğlu as president, the executive and the parliament will lie in the hands of different forces. A check and balance system will function; the law will function," said the leader of the second largest party in the Nation Alliance.

Race for third player's support ahead of Turkey's runoff: Is Oğan really a game changer?

Race for third player's support ahead of Turkey's runoff: Is Oğan really a game changer?

Both the ruling and the opposition camps seek the support of the nationalist candidate who puts sending refugees back at the center of his rhetoric. But there are question marks over his ability to sway his voters to support the candidate he endorses.

21 May 2023 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Strip search torture on Boğaziçi University students

Strip search torture on Boğaziçi University students

University students who were taken into custody because they hung photos critiquing the inability of the government during the February 6 earthquakes were subjected to strip search torture.

21 May 2023 Vecih Cuzdan

AKP official implies İstanbul mayor may be dismissed after presidential runoff

AKP official implies İstanbul mayor may be dismissed after presidential runoff

İmamoğlu, who was nominated as a vide presidential candidate by Kılıçdaroğlu, was given a prison sentence in December. He will be banned from politics for five years if the verdict is upheld.

Main electoral body rejects objection to Gergerlioğlu's parliament membership

Main electoral body rejects objection to Gergerlioğlu's parliament membership

The objection was raised by the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) due to the Koceali MP's previous prison sentence.

Central Bank lifts new restrictions on cash advance withdrawals from credit cards

Central Bank lifts new restrictions on cash advance withdrawals from credit cards

According to the new instructions that the Central Bank has sent to the banks, there will not be any new requirements for cash advance withdrawals from credit cards. On Thursday, many banks in Turkey suspended cash advances from credit cards after new requirements were imposed.

Common Life Network stands by pollster Bekir Ağırdır

Common Life Network stands by pollster Bekir Ağırdır

The serving Interior Minister had said on a TV program, "There is a poll mafia in Turkey, and Bekir Ağırdır is carrying out an operation in Turkey. This man is the influence spy of the international system in Turkey. "

Tele 1 TV's editor-in-chief gives statement for sharing claim of plan to assassinate Kılıçdaroğlu

Tele 1 TV's editor-in-chief gives statement for sharing claim of plan to assassinate Kılıçdaroğlu

Merdan Yanardağ had shared in a post the claim that a group entered from Georgia to Turkey to assassinate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on May 12.

Turkey ranks 39th just below the scale centerpoint in PIRLS index

Turkey ranks 39th just below the scale centerpoint in PIRLS index

Participating in the study for the second time in 2021, Turkey received 496 points, just below the scale centerpoint of 500, in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, measuring the literacy skills of 4th grade students.

Banks stop cash advance withdrawals from credit cards

Banks stop cash advance withdrawals from credit cards

Economist Mustafa Sönmez describes this as a move to stop the rush to purchase foreign exchange and gold, but believes that this rush will continue until the election is over.

T24 editor-in-chief acquitted for alleged insulting of a public official

T24 editor-in-chief acquitted for alleged insulting of a public official

Following the publication of an article by the online news portal T24 on a tender won by the cousin of Turkey's Industry and Technology Minister, the editor-in-chief, Doğan Akın, found himself accused of tarnishing Minister Mustafa Varank's reputation.

Stork Holm from Denmark takes a break in Bursa

Stork Holm from Denmark takes a break in Bursa

Detected in Karacabey, Bursa, Holm is expected to spend the summer in Turkey and Greece.

Kılıçdaroğlu targets refugees, asserts that Erdoğan bows to Russia in new video

Kılıçdaroğlu targets refugees, asserts that Erdoğan bows to Russia in new video

Ahead of the presidential run-off on May 28, the opposition leader appears to have adopted a harsher tone in his campaigning.

Erdoğan says his former allies 'conned' Kılıçdaroğlu in opposition alliance

Erdoğan says his former allies 'conned' Kılıçdaroğlu in opposition alliance

Former Erdoğan allies who joined forces with the main opposition party gained over 30 seats in the parliament, far exceeding their actual popular support.

Turkey’s parliamentary election outcomes: more women, conservatives, and nationalists

Turkey’s parliamentary election outcomes: more women, conservatives, and nationalists

Despite allegations of voter fraud and irregularities that may flip certain seats, the ruling People Alliance likely maintains a parliamentary majority with 322 representatives, while the strategy of the CHP to include members of the table of six under its list did not yield successful results.

17 May 2023 Wouter Massink

Lawyer Şeker quits attorneyship in the case on Dina's death

Lawyer Şeker quits attorneyship in the case on Dina's death

Şeker, the lawyer of Dina's family who said he would be quitting attorneyship in the case, informed that the Embassy of Gabon declined to pay the 6 thousand dollars requested for a second autopsy in the case of the suspicious death of the young university student from Gabon.

17 May 2023 Evrim Kepenek

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Head of Turkey's electoral body warns against misleading allegations on social media

Head of Turkey's electoral body warns against misleading allegations on social media

All data regarding the vote counting was promptly shared with political parties and the results are subject to objections, the official has said.

Opposition parties filing objections against alleged vote counting irregularities

Opposition parties filing objections against alleged vote counting irregularities

The main opposition party says they found discrepancies in over 4,000 of 200,000 ballot boxes.

Seriously ill 31-year old prisoner dies in prison

Seriously ill 31-year old prisoner dies in prison

The convict, diagnosed with stomach cancer, was being held in the Bitlis Ahlat T Type Prison.

High voting rate positions far-right candidate as potential key player in Turkey's presidential runoff

High voting rate positions far-right candidate as potential key player in Turkey's presidential runoff

Sinan Oğan has not explicitly declared his support for Kılıçdaroğlu or Erdoğan, and demands both candidates to distance themselves from the Kurdish-focused parties that supported them.

Voting period first shortened, then restored in countries where Kılıçdaroğlu is ahead

Voting period first shortened, then restored in countries where Kılıçdaroğlu is ahead

The voting period was dropped from five days to two days in the US, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and Japan in the second round of the presidential elections. It was later announced that the voting period was restored to five days after the objection by CHP.

16 May 2023 Vecih Cuzdan

Kılıçdaroğlu vows to fight till the end

Kılıçdaroğlu vows to fight till the end

Despite trailing behind Erdoğan in the presidential election and failing to win the majority in parliament, the opposition leader remains steadfast in his assertion that he will emerge victorious in the upcoming runoff.

Confrontation in Şırnak: Two soldiers lost their lives

Confrontation in Şırnak: Two soldiers lost their lives

Two soldiers lost their lives, one soldier and one village guard were injured in the armed fight that took place in Besta, Şırnak.

Erdoğan lost, Erdoğan Won: headlines in Turkey after elections

Erdoğan lost, Erdoğan Won: headlines in Turkey after elections

Different newspapers give different perspectives on Sunday's results.

15 May 2023 Wouter Massink

Erdoğan secures strong victory in Turkey's earthquake-hit regions

Erdoğan secures strong victory in Turkey's earthquake-hit regions

The devastating quakes that claimed over 50,000 lives did not affect the popular support of the president and his People's Alliance.

Election calendar in the second round

Election calendar in the second round

With none of the candidates receiving more than 50 percent of the votes, the second round of Turkey's presidential elections will be held on May 28.

YSK: Erdoğan 49.40%, Kılıçdaroğlu 44.96%, Oğan 5.2%

YSK: Erdoğan 49.40%, Kılıçdaroğlu 44.96%, Oğan 5.2%

Supreme Election Council Chairperson Ahmet Yener announced that as of 09:45 am there are only 27 inland and 1529 abroad ballot boxes that have not yet been counted, with current results showing 99% of the votes cast inland, and 84% of those cast abroad.

Vote counting continues in the morning: What did leaders say for the second tour?

Vote counting continues in the morning: What did leaders say for the second tour?

Both Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu pointed to a second tour in the presidential elections, while Oğan who received over 5 percent of the votes for the presidency, said they will take a decision for the best benefit of the nation. CHP İstanbul's Chairperson announced at 6:42 am in the morning that vote counting still continues in İstanbul, and that the votes are safe.