Once a normal event is now extraordinary. Because Erdoğan had refused to have live TV debate since he got too powerful. Many believe that he let Binali Yıldırım be on the debate because Yıldırım is on the losing side and this may gain him some sympathies. Let’s see how this will end up…
Istanbul mayoral candidates to hold live TV debate | Ahval
Updates with television debate The two major candidates in the rerun of polls to elect a new mayor…
Istanbul holds televised mayoral debate ahead of election rerun
Istanbul will host a televised debate—the first in Turkey since 2002—between Ekrem Imamoglu and Binali Yildirim, ahead of a rerun election
Erdogan’s AKP Eyes Kurds to Reverse Istanbul Electoral | Voice of America – English ISTANBUL – With Turkey’s mayoral rerun election on June 23 looming, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP is eyeing the Kurdish vote |
Why do Istanbul mayoral candidates need to tour Anatolia to seek support?
Some found it puzzling when the two main candidates for the June 23 Istanbul rerun used the three-day Eid al-Fitr break this week to visit provinces in
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