Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s supporters celebrated well into the night after Turkey’s long-time president secured another five years in power. “The entire nation of 85 million won,” he told cheering crowds outside his enormous palace on the edge of Ankara. But
Turkey’s President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during his partys group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in Ankara, on May 18, 2022. Adem Altan | AFP |
President Erdogan continued to attract huge support in a Friday rally in Istanbul The last hours of Turkey’s presidential race have turned increasingly sour as Recep Tayyip Erdogan bids to extend his 20 years in power by five more. Ahead
The third-placed contender in the Turkish presidential elections on Monday formally endorsed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the second-round runoff vote to be held on May 28th. The nationalist presidential candidate Sinan Ogan, 55, has emerged as a potential kingmaker
Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 14, 2023. © Khalil Hamra, AP Turkey’s presidential election will be decided in a runoff, election officials said Monday, after incumbent Recep
Why do young voters matter? First-time voters make up 8% of the Turkish electorate and their votes will be decisive Sixty-four million Turks were eligible to cast their vote in these elections – and five million of those were first-time
Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14 could hardly come at a more polarized moment for the country of 85 million. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in the fight for his political life after two decades in power.
Muharrem Ince delivers a speechduring a political rally to launch his Homeland Party in front of the party headquarters in Ankara on May 18, 2021. © Adem Altan, AFP Muharrem Ince is best remembered outside Turkey for his spirited campaign against
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition alliance, is flanked by his wife Selvi Kilicdaroglu as he greets his supporters during a rally ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections, in Izmir, Turkey April 30, 2023. Alp
For a long time, conservative women have been central to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s electoral victories in Turkey. On this August 13, 2018 photo, veiled women look at a shop window in Istanbul. © Yasin Akgul, AFP Istanbul – Turkey’s May 14 elections