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Opposition, dissidents welcome İnce’s withdrawal from presidential race

Opposition parties and dissidents in Turkey have welcomed the decision of candidate Muharrem İnce, leader of the Homeland Party, to withdraw from the presidential...

Erdoğan voices regret at İnce’s withdrawal from presidential race

In his first comments about the decision of presidential candidate Muharrem İnce to withdraw from Sunday’s election, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he...

Kılıçdaroğlu will be just short of victory in first round, survey predicts

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the joint presidential candidate of Turkey’s opposition, is leading in the polls against his main rival, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, but the...

Opposition expresses concerns about AKP’s pre-election efforts to provoke, manipulate voters

Tactics allegedly used by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its allies in the run-up to Sunday's elections to provoke and manipulate...

Turkey’s third-party presidential candidate İnce says dropping out of race

In a move that is likely to change the outcome of Turkey’s presidential election in favor of the opposition candidate, Muharrem İnce, the leader...

In sign of endorsement, former minister Şimşek attends Erdoğan rally in eastern Turkey

Former deputy prime minister and finance minister Mehmet Şimşek, who recently rejected an offer from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to rejoin his party and...

Erdoğan plays deepfake video at election rally to show opposition linked to terrorist group

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shocked many during an election rally in İstanbul on Sunday when he played a deepfake video portraying the opposition as...

İstanbul mayor’s bus pelted during election campaign

Angry protesters on Sunday pelted the İstanbul mayor's campaign bus with stones while he was touring Turkey's conservative heartland ahead of next weekend's general...

‘We will win’: Erdoğan leads show-of-force rally in İstanbul

"İstanbul!" President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shouted to the sea of supporters he gathered for a show-of-force rally ahead of next Sunday's election -- the...

Election observer says Turkey blocked him over Kurdish support

A Danish lawmaker due to be an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) election observer in Turkey's upcoming elections said on Thursday...

Jailed Kurdish leader endorses Kılıçdaroğlu’s presidential candidacy

Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş has announced that he will vote for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the main opposition leader and the presidential candidate of an...

Erdoğan again accuses his rival Kılıçdaroğlu, opposition parties of being pro-LGBT

Less than two weeks before elections, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has increased his accusations against the opposition, claiming once again that his rival...

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