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Erdoğan may wrest contracts from municipalities after election setback
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Erdoğan may wrest contracts from municipalities after election setback
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan may end municipal control and oversight over public contracts after losing Istanbul and the capital Ankara…
Volatile Lira continues uncertainty in the aftermath of local elections
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Volatile Lira continues uncertainty in the aftermath of local elections
Foreign exchange fluctuation is continuing in the Turkish market after the 31st March local election with the Lira weakening 2…
Turkey’s fuel prices see second hike in 15 days
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Turkey’s fuel prices see second hike in 15 days
Fuel prices continue to burn a hole in Turkish citizens’ pockets, with a 19 kuruş price hike set to go…
Opposition candidate demands mandate for İstanbul
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Opposition candidate demands mandate for İstanbul
Turkey’s main opposition candidate in İstanbul called on the Supreme Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday to mandate him as the…
Woman defeats former boss in mayoral election after he demoted her
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Woman defeats former boss in mayoral election after he demoted her
A former municipal employee in the northwestern province of Bilecik who ran for mayor as an independent candidate after resigning…
Turkey’s election board rules to recount votes in 7 İstanbul districts
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Turkey’s election board rules to recount votes in 7 İstanbul districts
Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) decided early Wednesday that votes would be recounted in seven districts of İstanbul following Sunday’s…
Only 2.66 pct of Turkey’s mayors-elect are women
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Only 2.66 pct of Turkey’s mayors-elect are women
Turkey elected 1,389 mayors in towns, districts and cities in Sunday’s local elections, but only 2.66 percent of them, or…
Turkey’s municipal tenders to be subject to presidential approval, columnist claims
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Turkey’s municipal tenders to be subject to presidential approval, columnist claims
The Turkish government is preparing to pass legislation that will put municipal tenders in excess of a certain amount subject…
The Beginning Of The End For Turkey’s Ruling AKP?
Turkey
April 3, 2019
The Beginning Of The End For Turkey’s Ruling AKP?
The fact that the AKP-Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) alliance has received 52% of the votes nationally, which is better than…
Local election results spell trouble for Erdoğan – the Guardian
Turkey
April 1, 2019
Local election results spell trouble for Erdoğan – the Guardian
It is too soon to say whether the significant losses faced by Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in…