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Turkey’s ultranationalist outsider basks in runoff fame

An also-ran who helped push Turkey to its first runoff election on May 28 is using his new-found fame to make ultranationalism mainstream and...

Kılıçdaroğlu harshens rhetoric, says 10 million refugees need to be urgently expelled from Turkey

In an apparent bid to woo nationalist voters, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the soft-spoken main opposition leader and presidential candidate, has stepped up his rhetoric and...

Erdoğan calls on Turks to vote for stability in election runoff

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday called on Turkish voters to support him in a May 28 election runoff to maintain stability in Turkey...

Kılıçdaroğlu seeks support of Turkish youth in runoff, works to devise new strategy

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the presidential candidate for the opposition and leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has called on the younger generation in Turkey...

Kılıçdaroğlu faces uphill battle in Turkey’s runoff election

Turkey's secular opposition leader may have succeeded in forcing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan into his first-ever runoff, but his chances of winning on May...

Women’s representation in Turkey’s new parliament increases to 20 percent but remains low

Among the female candidates who were nominated by political parties for a seat in the Turkish parliament in the May 14 general election, 121...

Resurgent Erdoğan heads for historic election runoff

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday emerged from his toughest election test unbowed and in a strong position to extend two decades of...

Kılıçdaroğlu tells supporters not to be discouraged, vows to win in runoff

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the presidential candidate for the opposition Nation Alliance and leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has called on his supporters not...

Potential kingmaker says no concessions to Kurds a precondition for supporting Kılıçdaroğlu: report

Sinan Oğan, Turkey's nationalist presidential candidate who finished third in Sunday's election, said he could only support main opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in the...

Erdoğan, ultranationalist allies secure majority in parliament

The unofficial results of the parliamentary election on Sunday show that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Public Alliance gained the majority in the 600-seat parliament...

Erdoğan vs Kılıçdaroğlu: two visions of Turkey’s future

One embraces chaos and glorifies Turkey's Islamic past. The other promises the badly divided country a slightly calmer and more prosperous future. Voters decided to...

Turkey braces for momentous runoff after election drama

Turkey braced Monday for its first election runoff after a night of high drama showed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan edging ahead of his secular...

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