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Runoff election in Turkey: who actually votes for Erdogan?
Istanbul Voting in the runoff election for the presidency in Turkey has ended. Citizens could vote for either incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu until Sunday…
Runoff election in Turkey: who actually votes for Erdogan?
Istanbul Voting in the runoff election for the presidency in Turkey has ended. Citizens could vote for either incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu until Sunday…
Runoff election in Turkey: who actually votes for Erdogan?
Istanbul The runoff election for the presidency in Turkey has begun. Since 8 a.m. local time (7 a.m. CEST) on Sunday morning, citizens have been able to vote for either…
Runoff election in Turkey: who actually votes for Erdogan?
Erdogan received 49.5 percent of the votes, just short of the absolute majority required for overall victory. Kilicdaroglu scored 44.9 percent, Sinan Ogan, who has since been eliminated in third…
Why the opposition relies on right-wing extremists
Istanbul Shortly before the run-off election for the presidency next Sunday, the Turkish opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu was assured of the support of a right-wing extremist group. Victory Party leader…
Erdogan’s opponents are not giving up
Kemal Kilicdaroğlu The presidential candidate missed an absolute majority. (Photo: AP) Ankara Before the elections, his supporters called him the “Gandhi of Turkey”: opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu recorded his campaign…
Sinan Ogan – the ultra-right kingmaker
Sinan Ogan The academic with Azerbaijani roots came third in the presidential campaign. (Photo: Reuters) Ankara He was eliminated from the Turkish presidential race, but his votes are now hard…
Why so many predictions were wrong
After the presidential election in Turkey The race for the presidency between incumbent Erdogan and his challenger Kilicdaroglu was close – and the runoff will be in two weeks. (Photo:…
Why so many predictions were wrong
Presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey However, many observers at home and abroad had not predicted that Erdogan would be so clearly ahead, at least in the first ballot. (Photo:…
Markets had bet on a victory for the opposition – now Erdogan is ahead
Ankara The uncertainty about the outcome of the presidential elections in Turkey unsettles investors. After a temporary interruption in trading, Turkey’s leading index in Istanbul is falling by up to…
Why so many predictions were wrong
Presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey However, many observers at home and abroad had not predicted that Erdogan would be so clearly ahead, at least in the first ballot. (Photo:…
Nerve thriller about counting in Turkey election
Ankara The outcome of the election in Turkey is uncertain even hours after the polling stations have closed. Conflicting information about the first counts in the parliamentary and presidential elections…
Nerve thriller about counting in Turkey election
Ankara Conflicting information about the first projections for the parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey has caused criticism of the Turkish state media. According to Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, opposition…
Full polling stations and a spirit of optimism in the opposition
Ankara A mother holds her baby in the air just before entering the polling station in an inner-city district of Ankara. She smiles at her toddler and sings: “Bahar gelecek!”.…
Erdogan wants to replace this alliance
Istanbul Today, more than 60 million Turks are voting for their parliament and the country’s future president. The challenger to incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the left-wing CHP,…
Elections in Turkey – new government, new problems?
Incumbent Erdogan and challenger Kilicdaroglu A clear political line is not apparent in any of the initial scenarios for the elections. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul This Sunday will decide whether Turkey’s…
Erdogan’s great danger: the Kurdish politician Demirtas
Selahattin Demirtas before his imprisonment Captured but not silenced: the pro-Kurdish politician mobilizes his supporters against Erdogan from prison. (Photo: AP) Istanbul Selahattin Demirtas has not appeared in public for…
What EU and NATO can expect from Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Istanbul Kemal Kilicdaroglu likes to present himself as anti-Erdogan. The challenger to the Turkish head of state in the presidential elections in Turkey on Sunday wants to strengthen civil liberties…
Several injured after attack on opposition election campaign in Türkiye
Bodyguards protect Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu from stone throwing At least nine people attending the campaign event were injured. (Photo: via REUTERS) Istanbul A week before the elections in Turkey,…
Several injured after attack on opposition election campaign in Türkiye
Bodyguards protect Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu from stone throwing At least nine people attending the campaign event were injured. (Photo: via REUTERS) Istanbul A week before the elections in Turkey,…