content tagged with presidential elections

Child shot during election 'celebrations' dies in hospital

Child shot during election 'celebrations' dies in hospital

A 14-year-old girl named Kübra Çoban lost her life in Urfa after being hit by a bullet fired during the "celebrations" following the obtaining of the results in the second round of the the presidential election on May 28.

25 September 2023

Ex-MP Ali Şeker faces attempted lynching in Urfa for reporting voting irregularities

Ex-MP Ali Şeker faces attempted lynching in Urfa for reporting voting irregularities

The politician was assaulted while attempting to prevent people from voting on behalf of others.

Leaders cast their votes

Leaders cast their votes

The political party leaders share their messages as they cast their votes in the presidential runoff elections.

Kılıçdaroğlu on popular Youtube channel: 'Don't worry, we will win in the second round'

Kılıçdaroğlu on popular Youtube channel: 'Don't worry, we will win in the second round'

The presidential candidate of the opposition answered young people's questions on Babala TV in the program that lasted four hours and eleven minutes and was viewed by 7.9 million people within 10 hours.

Imam invites prayers to take arms on election night

Imam invites prayers to take arms on election night

The imam of the Cebeci Mosque in Sultangazi, İstanbul invited the prayers to take arms on election night, May 28, in the second round of the presidential elections. One person protesting the imam was knocked about and expelled from the mosque.

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.

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.

Turkey’s youth deprived, disillusioned and discontent ahead of May 14 elections, report shows

Turkey’s youth deprived, disillusioned and discontent ahead of May 14 elections, report shows

The proportion of young people satisfied with their lives has dropped to 46 percent in the last five years, and as many as 80 percent of young people experience relative poverty, a new report from the Habitat Association indicates.

5 May 2023 Ali Dinç

Final list of presidential candidates published in Official Gazette

Final list of presidential candidates published in Official Gazette

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Muharrem İnce, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Sinan Oğan will compete for the presidency in the 14 May elections.

Profiling case against anti-terror police chiefs for illegally keeping private information

Profiling case against anti-terror police chiefs for illegally keeping private information

Twelve former police officers and chiefs are being charged with keeping the records of 4,395 communications of 3,248 people illegally in 355 different investigations and keeping 2 thousand separate notes on private lives of these people.

24 February 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Kılıçdaroğlu says opposition candidate will defeat Erdoğan in first round

Kılıçdaroğlu says opposition candidate will defeat Erdoğan in first round

The opposition leaders have not yet discussed a name but are not looking for a "symbolic" figure, the CHP leader has said.

Poll: Erdoğan loses to unspecified 'opposition candidate'

Poll: Erdoğan loses to unspecified 'opposition candidate'

A pollster has asked the respondents whether they would vote for President Erdoğan or his opponent, without specifying a candidate.

İmamoğlu on possible candidacy in Presidential elections: ‘We all need change’

İmamoğlu on possible candidacy in Presidential elections: ‘We all need change’

İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s visit to the Black Sea is regarded by some as “preparations for the Presidential election”. He has said that candidacy “is not on his agenda”, adding: “Change in the upcoming elections is on my agenda.”

Poll: The margin between Erdoğan and his rivals narrows

Poll: The margin between Erdoğan and his rivals narrows

According to a recent election poll by Metropoll research company, 33 percent of voters would vote for Erdoğan and 34 percent for his rivals in the Presidential elections.

HDP is ‘open to nominating a joint Presidential candidate’

CO-CHAIR SANCAR

HDP is ‘open to nominating a joint Presidential candidate’

HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar says that the HDP is open to the idea of nominating a joint candidate at the Presidential elections, underlining that first the principles and election safety must be discussed.

9 September 2021

Erdoğan tells his party to start preparing for elections

Erdoğan tells his party to start preparing for elections

"We have about two years before the elections. I want you to seize every day and every moment of this time in the most efficient way," the president said amid calls for a snap election.

More Money for The President, Islam and Secret Funds, Less for Aid and Development

2019 BUDGET

More Money for The President, Islam and Secret Funds, Less for Aid and Development

Lion's share from the 16 percent increase in government expenditures in 2019 goes to Tayyip Erdoğan's presidency under construction and to the security apparatus and the religious administration -the major pillars of the new regime.

25 October 2018 Hikmet Adal,Ogün Işık

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

Activists Will Vote "No" in Referendum

Referendum on Sunday (21 October)

Activists Will Vote "No" in Referendum

Activists have criticised the upcoming referendum as unnecessary, as a new constitutional draft is being prepared anyway.

19 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Abdullah Gül to Wait for Third Ballot

After Abdullah Gül fell short of winning enough votes in the second ballot of the presidential elections on Friday, he will have to wait for the third round on Tuesday, where he is likely to win.

27 August 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Reactions to Erdogan's "Go"

Reactions to Erdogan's "Go"

After Prime Minister Erdogan said on television that those who could not accept Abdullah Gül as president should give up Turkish citizenship and leave the country, the CHP, the EU and newspaper columnists have reacted.

24 August 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Army Will Make Peace with AKP

Assistant Professor Caliskan points out that the AKP and the army are not so different in essence. He does not predict a big crisis, but rather a rapprochement. As the AKP moves to the political centre, the left will either disappear or have to redefine itself.

22 August 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

General Staff Rejects Journalist's Analysis

General Staff Rejects Journalist's Analysis

Following the comments journalist Metehan Demir made in an interview in the "Radikal" newspaper, the General Staff has published a press release on its website denouncing his claims as "lies". Demir stands behind his analysis.

22 August 2007 Erhan Üstündağ

Gul Fell Short of Presidency at First Round

Gul Fell Short of Presidency at First Round

The Turkish Parliament today voted in the first round of the presidential elections which had been postponed after the boycott in April. Ruling AKP's candidate Gül failed to secure a two-thirds majority and expected to win in the third round.

General Staff Will Change Tactics

General Staff Will Change Tactics

Chief of General Staff Yasar Büyükanit has vowed to stay silent on the presidential elections, the first ballot of which is due this afternoon. Prof. Mithat Sancar has intepreted this silence as a deliberate change in tactics.

20 August 2007 Tolga Korkut