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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?

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Food miles: This airline uses 80% fresh homegrown ingredients

Inflight meals just got a sustainable upgrade on this airline.

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.

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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.

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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.

Europe News

Turkish election: Here's how an opposition win could impact EU ties

Turkey is officially a candidate to join the EU but its accession talks have been frozen since 2018 over rule of law and democratic concerns.

Tech News

AI deepfakes and disinformation loom over Turkey’s election

Misleading AI-generated content could swing voters, AI experts say. Sunday’s presidential election in Turkey is the first major vote to face this challenge.

Turkey

Could voters in Turkey's quake-stricken areas affect election results?

The elections are taking place just three months after the 7.8-magnitude earthquakes struck southern Turkey, killing more than 50,000 people and leaving millions of others homeless and living in temporary accommodation.

Turkey

The winners and losers of Erdogan's Turkey

Some parts of Turkish society have benefited under Erdogan's decades long rule - others haven't.

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.

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.

Turkey

Turkey's vice-presidential candidate pelted with rocks during rally

As Turkey heads for presidential and parliamentary elections next weekend, politicians held rallies across the country.

Turkey

Turkish opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu calls for change

Thousands gathered at a rally in Istanbul on Saturday to express their support for the opposition leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

Turkey

Erdogan rival promises 'freedom and democracy' for Turkey

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

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.

Syria

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkish forces killed IS chief in Syria

Turkish forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State group during an operation in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said late Sunday.

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.

World News

Russia and Turkey celebrate the opening of a new atomic energy plant

Construction work on a Russian nuclear power plant in Turkey marks a major milestone despite sanctions imposed by western allies after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Cult

Murals with morals: the street art of Turkey's No More Lies

Turkish artist 'No More Lies' paints frescoes with political messages from Istanbul to Brussels

Turkey

Turkish President back on TV after health scare

Two days after suffering a health problem live on air Turkey's President Erdoğan was shown alongside Vladimir Putin on TV, inaugurating a Russian-built nuclear power plant.