The call for a fresh vote is seen as a last-ditch attempt by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s allies to avoid losing control of Turkey’s largest city.
Opposition candidate compares AKP’s Istanbul re-run request to show trials | Ahval
İmamoğlu dismissed the AKP’s claims of fraud during a speech to supporters in Istanbul on Tuesday…
Turkey’s ruling AKP submits ‘extraordinary appeal’ to rerun polls in Istanbul | Ahval
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Deputy Chairman Ali Ihsan Yavuz has submitted an…
In high-risk move, Erdogan calls for Istanbul election to be annulled ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not accepted his party’s defeat in local elections in Istanbul and may call for a rerun of the … |
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When Turkey’s opposition won some of the biggest municipalities in local elections on March 31, many analysts proclaimed the triumph of Turkish democracy. The elections featured a much better organised opposition than before, and a still highly
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