The election victories marked a startling turnaround for the Republican People’s Party less than a year after its candidate was defeated in a presidential race that left the opposition in disarray.
Turkey’s opposition party scores key local election wins
Led by Ekrem Imamoglu’s re-election as mayor of Istanbul, Turkey’s leading opposition party scored impressive victories in local elections, appearing to send a message to President Recep Tayyip …
13-year-old bags his first wild turkey while hunting with his grandpa
“Little Joe” McRae, 13, bagged his first wild turkey while hunting with his grandpa Ray McRae during Illinois’ first youth spring turkey weekend on Village Sportsmen’s Club property in Hancock County.
‘A tsunami’: Why Erdogan lost Turkey’s local elections
Han’s polls were indicating that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was about to post huge losses not only in large cities like Istanbul, Ankara, and …
Erdogan, in Turkey’s Municipal Elections, Is Stunned With a Course-Altering Setback That Could Spell a More Liberal Country
Ankara and Istanbul are now in the camp of the Republican People’s Party, which was founded by Atatürk and is the main redoubt of the opposition.
Erdogan vows to make amends after humbling election loss in Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Monday to correct any mistakes that led to his party’s defeat in Turkey’s local elections where the opposition capitalised on economic woes and alienated Islamist …
Five Things To Know About Turkey’s Momentous Election
Turkey’s local elections on Sunday dealt the biggest blow in more than two decades to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AKP party.
Erdogan Suffers Historic Loss in Turkey Municipal Elections
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered an unprecedented defeat at the ballot box against the main opposition party amid rampant inflation and the highest borrowing costs since the president swept to …
What’s next for Turkey’s opposition after major election wins?
At just past midnight on Monday, re-elected Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addressed jubilant crowds outside the city’s municipality building, after his party delivered a substantial blow to the ruling …
Top Lessons From Turkey’s Shock Election Result
Turkey’s local elections on Sunday, a key popularity test for Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party, saw the opposition rebound from its presidential election defeat last year and support for Erdogan’s …