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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...

Kılıçdaroğlu vows to end the appointment of trustees to municipalities in Kurdish-majority SE Turkey

Leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party and presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has promised to stop the practice of removing duly elected mayors...

Erdoğan election poster hung on wall of mosque in western Turkey

An election poster of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been hung on the wall of a mosque in the western province of Bursa, bringing...

Kılıçdaroğlu says if elected, his first act will be to remove bureaucrats involved in crime

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and a presidential candidate, has said if he is elected to the...

Erdoğan vows not to release Demirtaş from prison as long as he is in power

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has promised not to release jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş from prison as long as he remains in power,...

Opposition roadmap for undoing Erdoğan’s legacy

Turkey's multi-faceted opposition alliance wants to undo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's two-decade legacy of highly centralized and religiously conservative rule. Here is a look at...

Turkey’s first-time voters turn away from Erdoğan

Student Emre Ali Ferli has known no leader other than Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. That's enough to make the 18-year-old back the Turkish president's main rival...

Kılıçdaroğlu vows to turn closed-İstanbul airport into aviation and space center

Leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has announced plans to turn Atatürk Airport in İstanbul, closed...

Ailing Erdoğan spends third day away from campaign trail

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stayed home for a third day on Friday following a stomach ailment that has interrupted his campaign for re-election...

Pro-Kurdish party calls on voters to back Kılıçdaroğlu in critical election

Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party and its leftist allies called on voters Friday to back Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's main rival, in the...

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