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Turkey’s opposition woos Erdoğan’s vast housewife vote

A feminine voice rings out from behind the mounds of strawberries and olives in an Istanbul bazaar: "Let's get rid of Erdoğan!" "Defend your rights...

Kılıçdaroğlu urges voter support in runoff to boost economy, stop Turkish lira depreciation

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the presidential candidate for the opposition and leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has called on the Turkish public to support...

Erdoğan under fire after acknowledging doctored video linking Kılıçdaroğlu with terrorism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is facing intense criticism from the opposition and dissidents after publicly acknowledging that a video clip he had previously...

Protests escalate as far-right Islamist party with alleged ties to militant group enters parliament

The Justice and Development Party's (AKP) alliance with the controversial Free Cause Party (HÜDA-PAR) and the latter’s resulting representation in the Turkish parliament have...

Turkey’s third-place finisher endorses Erdoğan in runoff election

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday secured the endorsement of an ultra-nationalist whose third-place finish helped force Turkey's first election runoff, Agence France-Presse reported. Sinan...

Ousted Kurdish mayor sentenced to 15 years in prison on terrorism charges

A Turkish court has handed down a prison sentence of 15 years to a former Kurdish mayor on two charges of membership in a...

Erdoğan eyes third decade of rule in historic runoff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cruises on Sunday into the final week before an historic runoff election as the big favorite to extend two...

Kılıçdaroğlu: Bookish retiree takes on Erdoğan

A retired civil servant from one of Turkey's most repressed social groups has defied doubters by pushing veteran President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan into a...

Nationalist opposition leader pledges support for Kılıçdaroğlu in presidential runoff

Meral Akşener, the leader of Turkey's nationalist opposition Good (İYİ) Party, broke her weeklong silence after Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, saying she and...

Erdoğan denies being an autocrat, points to runoff election as proof

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denied being an autocratic leader, saying if that had been the case, he would not be competing in...

Workers’ Party of Turkey raises allegations of election fraud affecting 4.2 mln votes

The Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) has raised allegations of election fraud that potentially affected over 4 million votes cast in Turkey’s recent presidential...

Turkey’s opposition plots fightback against Erdoğan

Turkey's opposition tried on Wednesday to recover from a crushingly disappointing election performance and launch a new attack aimed at beating President Recep Tayyip...

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