Muharrem İnce’s withdrawal could reshape the last days of campaigning and provide a boost to Erdogan’s main rival, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.
As Turkey heads to the polls, currency traders are bracing for absolute chaos
Turkey is holding both its presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. In the event of a victory by Erdogan, it’s “highly likely the Turkish lira collapses within months,” the founder of advisory firm Cribstone Strategic Macro Mike Harris told CNBC.
Energized opposition and poor economy could spell defeat for Turkey’s long-time leader
Turkish citizens will vote in elections on Sunday, and polls suggest Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in power for two decades, may be defeated.
Erdogan’s future is in doubt, but Turkey’s ties to Russia and tensions with the US aren’t going anywhere
Opinion: Western observers frequently criticize Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s foreign policy, but a different Turkish leader is unlikely to change course.
An earthquake devastated Turkey. Can its strongman leader survive the aftershock?
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s supporters in Turkey see him as a ‘saint’. But cracks are showing as a knife-edge presidential vote nears.
Kuwait to the rescue? Turkey’s new property market plans aimed at wooing investors
The Kuwait Finance House hosted a Turkish Real … The law governing purchase of Turkish property by foreign nationals was previously predicated on a reciprocity clause wherein citizens of …
Iraq Orders Turkey To Resume Oil Exports, But …
By John Lee. Iraq’s Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, confirmed on Thursday night that the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) told the Turkish company BOTAS to resume export and loading …
Erdogan victory would deal big blow to Turkey’s democracy, but will it be fatal?
The contest is being cast in apocalyptic terms as a fight between freedom and dictatorship, between recovery and economic ruin.
Turkey election: Kremlin rejects accusations of interference
The Kremlin has denied interfering in Turkey’s elections after the opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, accused Russia of “meddling”. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russians did not interfere in internal affairs of other states.
Turkey Red Crescent Head Resigns Following Controversy Over Quake Tents
ANKARA (Reuters) – The head of the Turkish Red Crescent resigned on Friday, the relief association said, three months after controversy emerged over the selling of tents to a charity in the first days after devastating earthquakes in Turkey.