Apparently Erdoğan does not take a dump on golden seats in his Palace… #TurkeyElections

Turkey’s Erdoğan invites opposition to get to bottom of gold toilet seat claims

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Associated Press in Ankara

President invites Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu to inspect lavatories in his palace after secular party leader accused him of spending public money on luxuries

Turkey’s president has invited the country’s main opposition leader to inspect the lavatories in his lavish palace, insisting he would not find any gold-plated toilet seats.

Turkish president challenges opponents to find golden toilet seat

Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza

Having constructed a billion-dollar palace for himself to occupy, Tayyip Erdogan is yet angered by suggestions that he is a lavish spender. He “vowed to resign if the leader of the main opposition can find a single golden toilet seat.”

Nationalist party leader says Turkish President, ruling party aiming to pressure opposition

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) were aiming to pressure the opposition parties with a full-page newspaper advertisement

EKİN KARACA IN MERSİN: Mersin Province: AKP’s Declining, HDP Should Pass the Threshold.

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Voters from Mersin suppose CHP and MHP are on the rise while AKP is declining day by day. Voters think HDP should pass the election threshold.

Turkey’s main opposition leader passes voter’s ‘Quran test’

Turkey’s main opposition leader has said he proved that he could recite a Quranic verse when a potential voter put him to an impromptu test

HDP’s Demirtaş reiterates call on president, PM for a live debate

Kurdish problem-oriented Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş challenged Turkey’s president and prime minister to attend a televised live discussion program with him, where they could openly debate

Turkish Lira falling before elections

The Turkish currency fell for the eighth consecutive day on June 1, down around 0.8 percent against the U.S. dollar to 2.68

The world’s most unfair election system – how would your parliament fare?

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Daan Louter and Kate Lyons

In Turkey, parties need 10% to get into parliament or they lose their seats to bigger rivals. How would this system affect chambers in more established democracies like the UK, Germany and Australia?

VIDEO: Man appears both in AKP, HDP election ads

A Turkish actor appears in two opposing party ads, as a man who lives on social benefits in the ruling AKP’s election ad, while in a HDP ad, he laughs.

First Turkish-made car to appear in August: PM

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced on June 1 that Turkey will finish the prototype of its first domestically-produced car in August

Independent deputy candidate reported missing in Turkey’s southeast, six interrogated

An independent deputy candidate went missing in a district in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa on May 30, prompting the interrogation of six people in the resulting investigation, according to the governor.

Erdoğan complains of anti-presidency alliance

President Erdoğan claims the main opposition CHP, Turkish nationalist MHP, Kurdish problem-focused HDP, Gülenists, the outlawed PKK and even the Armenian diaspora have joined a grand coalition against his plans to impose a presidential system on Turkey.

Erdoğan blasts New York Times: ‘Who are you? Know your place’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed a recent New York Times editorial as ‘shameless,’ calling on the U.S. daily to ‘know its place.’

HDP represents ‘historic chance’ in June 7 elections, says party’s Önder

Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Sırrı Süreyya Önder has said his party represents a historic chance in the upcoming general elections for the country to live together in harmony

International election monitoring in Turkey: too little too late

Every time Turkey stumbles on its path towards a fully functioning democracy, critical voices rising from Europe talk about suspending the country’s accession talks with the European Union.

Turkey’s Erdogan accuses New York Times of meddling in country’s affairs

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Agence France-Presse

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasts editorial accusing him of a crackdown ahead of the 7 June election, telling the US daily to ‘know your place’

Armenian politician vows to ‘oust’ leader of Turkey’s Liberal Party

A young politician has set his eyes on becoming Turkey’s first Armenian party leader by “staging a coup” inside Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

Voting abroad over, turnout 36 percent

The voting for Turkey’s June 7 general elections has ended in 54 countries with more than 1 million people voting abroad, mainly in European countries.

Erdoğan defends luxury car and plane for top cleric, refers to the pope

President Erdoğan has justified the controversial allocation of a luxury car to Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs head, comparing the situation to the allocation of armored vehicles and private plane to the pope.

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