Turkey

Polls close in Turkey's historic presidential election

Voters in Turkey returned to the polls on Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader will extend his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade.

28/05/2023

Turkey

Erdogan supporters intimidate Turkish voters in Germany

"They provoke us. But we will not react," said a figure in the Berlin wing of an Turkish opposition party.

10/05/2023

Turkey

Brawls break out as Turks vote in pivotal election overseas

Several clashes between opponents and supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were reported in France on Monday.

02/05/2023

Europe News

What will happen to Turkey's EU migrant deal if the opposition wins?

The influx of migrants and refugees in the last decade had a big impact on relations between Turkey and the European Union.

30/03/2023

Turkey

Euroviews. Don't be fooled by the polls. Erdogan won't go down without a fight

Polls suggest that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems set to lose the upcoming elections on 14 May. Still, his past record tells us that he might do everything he can to reverse his fading chances, Hamdi Fırat Büyük writes.

27/03/2023

Turkey

Turkish opposition leader charged for alleged 'disinformation'

Kemal Kilicdaroglu faces up to three years in prison if convicted under the controversial new law.

04/11/2022

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkey can become an actor in the new Great Game in Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East ǀ View

When historians look at the course of events in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East at the beginning of 2020, it is not entirely unlikely that they might identify this year as a prelude to a new Great Game.

16/01/2020

Turkey

Ekrem Imamoğlu easily elected new mayor of Istanbul after repeat poll

Thousands of supporters of Turkey's Republican People's Party filled the centre of Istanbul to celebrate Ekrem Imamoğlu's election as the new mayor of Istanbul

24/06/2019

Turkey

Turkish opposition turns to Radical Love to smother Erdogan

“You cannot prevail against fearmongers using their methods”

24/04/2019

Turkey

Euroviews. Turkish democracy is alive and well. And could teach Europe a thing or two ǀ View

An electoral upset for Erdogan's ruling party shows that for all its faults, Turkey is a strong, working democracy - and it is the kind of friend Europe needs right now.

02/04/2019

Turkey

Voting officially ends in Turkish presidential, parliamentary election

Turkish citizens voted today for a new president and parliament, with more than 56 million people registered to vote at 180,000 ballot boxes across the country.

24/06/2018