content tagged with general elections

Poll: Turkey's ruling alliance losing against opposition

Poll: Turkey's ruling alliance losing against opposition

The ruling People's Alliance has been losing the majority in the parliament, while opposition parties have increased their votes, according to a new survey by KONDA.

Turkey's Supreme Election Council finds 24 political parties eligible to enter elections

AHEAD OF GENERAL ELECTIONS

Turkey's Supreme Election Council finds 24 political parties eligible to enter elections

The YSK has announced that 24 political parties which established an organization in at least half of the 81 provinces at least 6 months prior to January 1 and held their grand congresses are eligible to enter the elections in Turkey.

17 January 2022

İHD: Election Safety Must be Provided

İHD: Election Safety Must be Provided

İHD has expressed that governorship should respond positively to the unilateral inaction declared by Group of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK), and said “Election and ballot box safety must be provided”.

28 October 2015

What Do People in Black Sea Think about Re-election ?

BEYZA KURAL IN BLACK SEA REGION OF TURKEY

What Do People in Black Sea Think about Re-election ?

It seems the same results will show up for the voters in Trabzon while Rize people embrace Erdoğan as their 'fellow townsman'.

10 October 2015 Beyza Kural

29 Political Parties Fit Criteria to Enter Election on November 1st

29 Political Parties Fit Criteria to Enter Election on November 1st

29 parties fit the criteria to enter the general parliamentary election race on November 1.

General Election Timetable Announced

General Election Timetable Announced

Timetable of general elections which will be held on November 1st has been announced.

Kürkçü: The Wall of Prejudice Has Collapsed in İzmir. At Least Two Deputies We Will Have.

NİLAY VARDAR IN IZMIR

Kürkçü: The Wall of Prejudice Has Collapsed in İzmir. At Least Two Deputies We Will Have.

Ertuğrul Kürkçü said that people in İzmir asked questions about a possibility to create a coalition with AKP. Even though he indicated that he was against the coalition individually, he stated that he couldn’t speak on behalf of his party.

12 May 2015 Nilay Vardar

Greenpeace Activists Taken in Custody During PM's Meeting

PROTEST IN MERSIN

Greenpeace Activists Taken in Custody During PM's Meeting

3 Greenpeace activists were taken into custody after posting banners against nuclear power at a meeting of PM Erdoğan. They were released a few hours later. The activists encountered negative reactions by women at the meeting even before the police intervened.

6 June 2011 Ekin Karaca

Massive Police Intervention against Anti-AKP Demonstrators

UNREST IN RUN-UP TO PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

Massive Police Intervention against Anti-AKP Demonstrators

Heavy clashes occurred between demonstrators and the police before and after a meeting of PM Erdoğan in Hopa in north-eastern Turkey. The police threw many gas bombs and made use of water cannons. One person died, many protestors and policemen were injured.

1 June 2011 Ekin Karaca

Election Office of Independent Candidate in Mersin Demolished

RUN-UP TO GENERAL ELECTIONS

Election Office of Independent Candidate in Mersin Demolished

After the temporary ban of 12 independent candidates from the general elections in June, now the election office of independent candidate Kürkçü from the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Block was demolished. Kürkçü called the authorities to duty.

"Labour, Democracy and Freedom Block must be Continued"

INTERVIEW WITH ERTUĞRUL KÜRKÇÜ - PART 1

"Labour, Democracy and Freedom Block must be Continued"

BİA Project Coordinator Kürkçü is the Mersin MP candidate for the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Block affiliated to the Peace and Democracy Party for the general elections in June. Read here the first part of an interview with Kürkçü held by bianet reporter Nilay Vardar.

12 April 2011 Nilay Vardar

Party's Women Branches Lobbying for Women Candidates

2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS

Party's Women Branches Lobbying for Women Candidates

The AKP aims at doubling the number of female members of parliament in the general elections on 12 June 2011. The party received more than 900 applications from women candidates. The CHP and MHP will announce according figures in the coming week.

24 March 2011 Burçin Belge

Elections on 12 June Come in New Apparel

2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS

Elections on 12 June Come in New Apparel

An electorate of 50 million people will be able to vote in the general elections on 12 June 2011. 27 Political Parties take part. For the first time, propaganda can be made in Kurdish. The application fee for independent candidates was increased by factor 17.

Referendum Passed with 69 Percent "Yes" and 31 Percent "No"

With a turnout of 67 percent, voters passed the constitutional change suggested in the referendum package.

22 October 2007

Election Reactions From the Streets

We have asked people in the street about the election results. Some want Baykal to follow Agars example and resign. Some interpret the MHPs success as temporary. There are those who believe that the AKP bought votes and others...