Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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…
Dax closes just below 16,000 points – Turkish lira falls to record low
Dusseldorf The German leading index Dax briefly regained the 16,000 point mark on Friday afternoon shortly before the long Pentecost weekend. It climbed to a daily high of 16,008 by…
Dax closes just below 16,000 points – Turkish lira falls to record low
Dusseldorf Shortly before the long Pentecost weekend, the leading German index Dax regained the 16,000 point mark in the meantime. At the close of trading, the Frankfurt stock exchange barometer…
Dax benefits from hope of deal in US debt dispute
Dusseldorf A week after its record high, the leading German index Dax has returned to its old trading range. On Friday morning, the Frankfurt stock exchange barometer was 0.1 percent…
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…
The Turkish economy has had enough of “erdonomics”
An Erdogan election poster Various analysts expect the lira to weaken further against the euro and dollar if Erdogan wins the runoff as expected. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Istanbul Investors apparently…
Serbia wants to join the EU – but many Serbs feel connected to Russia
Protest march against violence in Belgrade on May 19th The only country in the region that did not introduce sanctions against Russia. (Photo: AP) Stuttgart It is probably the most…
Serbia wants to join the EU, but 95 percent of citizens see Russia as a true ally
Protest march against violence in Belgrade on May 19th The only country in the region that did not introduce sanctions against Russia. (Photo: AP) Stuttgart It is probably the most…
Turkish lira falls to record low after election
Türkiye The Turkish lira is at a record low. (Photo: Bloomberg) Turkey’s national currency, which had been weak for months, fell to a record low again after President Tayyip Erdogan’s…
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…
Turkey’s central bank sells tons of gold
gold bar Last year, Turkey was the front runner among central banks when it came to gold purchases. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Turkey’s central bank dumped dozens of tons of gold…
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…