content tagged with 2024 local elections

DEM Party seeks suspension of municipal takeover in Hakkari

DEM Party seeks suspension of municipal takeover in Hakkari

The trustee appointments aim to eliminate the pro-Kurdish party from the political scene and undermine the will of its voters, the party asserts.

DEM members marching from İstanbul to Hakkari to protest removal of mayor

DEM members marching from İstanbul to Hakkari to protest removal of mayor

The government replaced the Hakkari co-mayor two months after the elections, citing a ‘terrorism’ investigation against him, in continuation of the ‘trustee policies.’

Survey: Erdoğan lost poorest, youngest voters in local elections

Survey: Erdoğan lost poorest, youngest voters in local elections

Nearly 70 percent of the voters think the ruling party supports the rich.

İstanbul’s Beyoğlu Municipality reveals excessive debt from AKP era

İstanbul’s Beyoğlu Municipality reveals excessive debt from AKP era

Numerous municipalities across the country that switched from the ruling alliance to the opposition have revealed the debts they have take over.

Survey shows growing discontent with governance in Turkey

Survey shows growing discontent with governance in Turkey

Yöneylem pollster has found a significant increase in the rate of the voters who think the country is not governed successfully.

19-year-old village head aims to bring back youth to his village

19-year-old village head aims to bring back youth to his village

"I saw that the number of young people in our village was decreasing. I wanted to take responsibility for this issue,” says Hasan Hüseyin Eğri.

Revealed: AKP spent 4 million dollars for district municipal hall

Revealed: AKP spent 4 million dollars for district municipal hall

The expenditure on the hall further highlights the pattern of extravagant spending observed during the years of AKP dominance.

Şırnak man faces voter suppression charge after viral 'voter transfer' protest

Şırnak man faces voter suppression charge after viral 'voter transfer' protest

A video showing Süleyman Salğucak’s rant against relocated security officers casting their votes went viral on social media, leading to an investigation into him for violating the election law.

19 April 2024 Ruken Tuncel

İstanbul district municipality's security recordings go missing after election

İstanbul district municipality's security recordings go missing after election

The main opposition CHP took over İstanbul’s Asian-side district from the ruling AKP in the March 31 polls.

CHP calls for election rerun in Hatay over 'votes cast on behalf of deceased people'

CHP calls for election rerun in Hatay over 'votes cast on behalf of deceased people'

The main opposition party claims votes were cast on behalf of over 3,000 people who were killed in the 2023 earthquakes.

Elections to be repeated in Urfa district won by DEM

Elections to be repeated in Urfa district won by DEM

The provincial election council has ruled for a rerun in Halfeti following an appeal from the ruling AKP.

CHP expels official who seeks cancellation of DEM candidate’s mandate

CHP expels official who seeks cancellation of DEM candidate’s mandate

Following the controversy surrounding the Van municipal election, the CHP candidate in the city’s Saray district demanded the cancellation of the mandate of the winning candidate from the pro-Kurdish DEM Party.

4 April 2024 Vecih Cuzdan

Turkey’s top election body restores DEM candidate’s win in Van

Turkey’s top election body restores DEM candidate’s win in Van

The provincial election council had revoked the mandate of Abdullah Zeydan, who won the election by a landslide.

Protests continue in Van after revocation of mayor-elect's rights

Protests continue in Van after revocation of mayor-elect's rights

The police used tear gas and water cannons against the protesters.

DEM appeals decision to mandate AKP candidate in Van

DEM appeals decision to mandate AKP candidate in Van

The pro-Kurdish party's candidate won by a landslide but denied the cerfiticate of election because he was deemed ineligible for election by a last-minute court verdict.

Second-placed candidate to be mandated in Van

Second-placed candidate to be mandated in Van

The provincial election board has decided that DEM's winning candidate was not eligible for election.

DEM condemns 'unlawful' attempts to oust elected mayor in Van

DEM condemns 'unlawful' attempts to oust elected mayor in Van

Abdullah Zeydan received over 55% of the vote in Van.

CHP gets majority in İstanbul city council

CHP gets majority in İstanbul city council

CHP won 184 seats, AKP won 130 seats, and MHP won 2 seats.

Turkey's local election in numbers: AKP lost 195 municipalities, CHP doubled its presence

Turkey's local election in numbers: AKP lost 195 municipalities, CHP doubled its presence

The main opposition CHP's candidates surpassed 50% voting rate in 15 provinces.

DEM contests election results in Kurdish cities amid 'voter transfer' claims

DEM contests election results in Kurdish cities amid 'voter transfer' claims

The party has claimed that thousands of security officers were relocated to the country's predominantly Kurdish-populated regions with the aim of affecting the outcome of the local polls.

Tuğçe Yılmaz

'We won with women and children': DEM edges AKP in conservative stronghold

'We won with women and children': DEM edges AKP in conservative stronghold

The pro-Kurdish DEM Party has won Elazığ’s Karakoçan district by just over 200 votes. The ruling party’s candidate got nearly half of the vote in the previous election.

1 April 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Erdoğan after election defeat: 'Our nation has emerged victorious'

Erdoğan after election defeat: 'Our nation has emerged victorious'

"Today, everyone who cast their vote for the AK Party and the People's Alliance, as well as all those who strengthened the power of the ballot by exercising their democratic rights, have emerged victorious," the president remarked.

CHP leader Özel says election win 'opens door for a new era in Turkey'

CHP leader Özel says election win 'opens door for a new era in Turkey'

"Our nation has not only decided who will be the local administrators, but has also given an important decision and message on how our country and municipalities should be governed, and how they should not be governed," said Özel.

Police attack DEM members in Şırnak, detain provincial head

Police attack DEM members in Şırnak, detain provincial head

The officers used tear gas to disperse the crowd and detained several people.

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu 'pleased' with initial results

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu 'pleased' with initial results

"According to the data, we can say that our citizens have shown the reflection of their trust in us," said the incumbent mayor.

31 March 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Turkey local elections marred by irregularities in Kurdish provinces

Turkey local elections marred by irregularities in Kurdish provinces

Mass voting by security officers who were relocated fro other provinces is reported throughout the country's predominantly Kurdish-populated regions.

DEM candidate in Mardin exposed to pepper spray

DEM candidate in Mardin exposed to pepper spray

Devrim Demir was hospitalized after the incident.

DEM official killed in armed fight between muhtar candidates

DEM official killed in armed fight between muhtar candidates

DEM Party officials claim that thousands of police and military officers are casting votes in Kurdish cities where they were relocated in order to affect the outcome of the elections.

CHP nominates femicide suspect for mayor in Kars

CHP nominates femicide suspect for mayor in Kars

A lawyer who discovered she was the biological sister of the deceased woman launched a legal battle to ensure that her uncle and his spouse, the alleged perpetrators, face trial.

26 March 2024 Evrim Kepenek

A day with DEM candidates in İstanbul

A day with DEM candidates in İstanbul

We trailed alongside Meral Danış-Beştaş and Murat Çepni as they reached out to voters throughout the streets of Istanbul.

20 March 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Elazığ square where Erdogan held a rally prohibited to New Welfare Party

Elazığ square where Erdogan held a rally prohibited to New Welfare Party

The rally planned to be held in Elazığ with the participation of Fatih Erbakan, the leader of the New Welfare Party, at the location where Erdogan previously held a rally has been prohibited for the New Welfare Party on the grounds that the Republic Square is not designated as a "rally area."

DEM Party Van candidate Neslihan Şedal: "We will reopen the institutions closed by the trustees"

DEM Party Van candidate Neslihan Şedal: "We will reopen the institutions closed by the trustees"

"We have a tradition of struggle that regards all other societal problems as fundamentally linked to the issue of women's freedom," says Şedal.

14 March 2024 Nejla Kırbaş

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