Erdogan’s AKP Down But not Out After Local Vote
After a frenetic campaign with multiple daily rallies across Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP lost the major cities including Istanbul in Sunday's local elections, leaving the…
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Opposition Candidate Elected Istanbul Mayor in Local Vote
After much fuss and wrangling, Turkey's Supreme Election Council confirmed that opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu won more votes than his rival from President Erdogan's party. The…
Erdogan’s AKP Battles for Major Cities in Turkey’s Local Election
Despite the fact that no one expects a major defeat for Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP), with Turkey's economy in recession and inflation in double digits, the ruling party…
Poll: One in Every Three AK Party Voters Thinks Turkey is Going Downhill
One third of the Turkish people, who voted for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), believe that the circumstances are becoming worse in the…
Poll Shows 41 Pct Support for Erdogan’s AK Party, 25 Pct for Opposition
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) received support from 41 percent of the participants in a poll conducted by the research center Metropoll ahead of the upcoming local…