PLEASE NOTE THIS LIVE WILL SWITCH BETWEEN ISTANBUL AND HATAY AND ANKARA ISTANBUL / HATAY / ANKARA – Turks start casting their votes for the first round of presidential and parliamentary elections. Pre
Earthquakes and the economy leave Turkey’s Erdogan facing his toughest election in years
Erdogan, whose grip on power long looked unassailable as he flexed the country’s muscles within Turkey and beyond its borders, is now facing the biggest threat to his premiership.
Turkey goes to the polls as Erdoğan faces his sternest test
Voters are heading to the polls in Turkey’s most consequential election in two decades as longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeks to fend off a united opposition led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Polls opened at 8am Ankara time on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections that offer two widely divergent paths for Turkey.
Twitter says it will restrict access to some tweets before Turkey’s election
Twitter says it will restrict access to some tweets before Turkey’s election. The move comes as the country’s right-wing leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, faces a tight contest at the polls on Sunday.
Musk Gets Roasted as Twitter Agrees to Censorship in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Erdoğan, who has been accused of authoritarian behavior, is facing a close re-election contest.
‘We all missed democracy’: Rival candidates cast their votes in Turkey’s knife-edge election
TURKEY TODAY votes in a momentous election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 21-year grip on power or put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course. The presidential and parliamentary ballot has turned into a referendum on Turkey’s longest-serving leader and his Islamic-rooted party.
Erdoğan’s grip on power tested as Turkey goes to the polls
Six-party alliance led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu holds slight lead in opinion polls but faces entrenched incumbent with fiercely loyal base of support
Earthquakes and the economy leave Turkey’s Erdogan facing his toughest election battle in years
Erdogan, whose grip on power long looked unassailable as he flexed the country’s muscles within Turkey and beyond its borders, is now facing the biggest threat to his premiership.
Erdogan Vs Kilicdaroglu: Two Visions Of Turkey’s Future
Others highlight the economic relief that would come were Kilicdaroglu given a chance to tackle Turkey’s dire cost-of-living crisis with orthodox financial prescriptions. “Policy differences over the …
Kemal Dervis, taskmaster who helped rescue Turkey’s economy, dies at 74
Kemal Dervis was known for his blunt assessments of the Turkish economy, forcing through unpopular austerity measures.