Tag: Turkey

Fareed Zakaria looks at the recent presidential race in Turkey, which heads to a runoff vote on May 28. CNN to Turkish president: Do you actually believe that Biden wants to topple you?

The commanders of the Mariupol-based Azov National Guard detachment are being held in a closed security facility in Turkey, Kateryna Prokopenko, the wife of the brigade’s head, Denys aka Redis Prokopenko,

Turkey has a “special” and growing relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin despite mounting pressure on Ankara to help bolster Western sanctions against Moscow, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an exclusive interview ahead of next week’s presidential election runoff.

When Turkish voters return to the polls in a week’s time to pick a president, their choice will make waves across the globe. Turkey’s future could look very different depending on who wins – and the world is watching.

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board on Friday confirmed the results of the first round of Turkey’s presidential election in which neither incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his main challenger,

“When politicians in Turkey fall short or need quick results, they play the nationalism card.” Kılıçdaroğlu’s last-ditch gambit aims to turn around the campaign before the May 28 second round vote. His challenge is to make up a seemingly insurmountable gap with Erdoğan, who emerged with 49.5 per cent versus Kılıçdaroğlu’s 44.9 per cent on Sunday.

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