Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

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

Ahead of Turkey's runoff presidential race, domestic issues loom large

Erdogan, who has amassed greater powers during his 20 years in office, finished a first-round election on May 14 just short of a victory and also retained a majority in parliament, despite rampant inflation and the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people.

27/05/2023

Turkey

Turkey 'breaking away from the West', says expert

With a second round of voting scheduled for 28 May, we ask two experts for their thoughts on the Turkish election, and what it could mean for Ankara's future relations with its NATO allies.

15/05/2023

World News

Turkish election: How did Turks in Europe vote?

Turkey's president defied expectations and saw off his rival in Sunday's elections. But how did the country's large European diaspora vote?

15/05/2023

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan says he could still win poll and would accept run-off

Turkey's President Erdogan is locked in a close battle with his main election rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, with neither candidate reaching the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round, according to most recent figures from the country's Supreme Election Council.

15/05/2023

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Watch: Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu cast votes in Turkish elections

Erdogan went to his polling station in Istanbul while Kilicdaroglu was in the capital Ankara to cast his vote.

14/05/2023

Turkey

Turkish election heads to runoff as Erdoğan falls short

The second round of voting will be held on 28 May after neither candidate reached a 50% threshold for victory.

14/05/2023

Turkey

Turkey opposition candidate pulls out of presidential race

Muharrem Ince, the leader of Turkey's centre-left Homeland Party, has pulled out of the May 14 presidential election, giving a potential boost to incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's main challenger.

11/05/2023

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

Lithuania

Turkey's political rivalries play out in unexpected places

With overseas voting taking place for the first time this year in the three Baltic States, Turkey's political tensions are playing out along old fault lines.

09/05/2023

Turkey

Erdogan rival promises 'freedom and democracy' for Turkey

In just 10 days, Kemal Kilicdaroglu will face the Turkish president in seismic elections.

04/05/2023

Turkey

After reports of a health scare, Turkey's President holds party rally

The Turkish President was back on the campaign trial in Ankara on Sunday after reports he had been unwell since Tuesday night.

01/05/2023

World News

Should Turks living in Europe be allowed to vote in May's elections?

Turkish citizens living abroad will be heading to the polls from 27 April, with the disapora community making up 5% of all eligible voters.

27/04/2023

Turkey

Everything you need to know about Turkish elections

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing his biggest test in the upcoming elections in May. Who are his rivals and what is at stake? Here is all you need to know about Turkey's upcoming elections.

11/04/2023

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

Euroviews. Is the EU ready for Turkey's increasingly likely democratic turn?

The EU's lack of a long-term vision for Turkey could make the process of re-engaging with the country challenging, Demir Murat Seyrek argues.

22/03/2023