Ekrem İmamoğlu
US mission in İstanbul congratulates İmamoğlu on his election success
Turkey
June 25, 2019
US mission in İstanbul congratulates İmamoğlu on his election success
The US Consulate General in İstanbul on Monday released a congratulatory message for Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected mayor of…
[Opinion] The stealing of an election in Istanbul
Opinion
June 24, 2019
[Opinion] The stealing of an election in Istanbul
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan needs Kurdish votes for his Justice and Development Party to win the Istanbul mayoral election…
İmamoğlu doubles Erdoğan’s vote, breaks record of 35 years
Turkey
June 24, 2019
İmamoğlu doubles Erdoğan’s vote, breaks record of 35 years
Ekrem İmamoğlu, winning the Istanbul re-run with 54.03 per cent of the vote and outdoing his rival Binali Yıldırım by…
Turkish lira surges after opposition wins Istanbul election
World
June 24, 2019
Turkish lira surges after opposition wins Istanbul election
Turkey’s lira jumped against the dollar after opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu won an election for Istanbul mayor and the government…
Bosporus bridge to partly shut after Istanbul vote – state-run agency
Turkey
June 24, 2019
Bosporus bridge to partly shut after Istanbul vote – state-run agency
A major bridge spanning the Bosporus in Istanbul will partly close for drainage and resurfacing work, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news…
Opposition candidate wins the re-run Istanbul mayoral elections
Turkey
June 23, 2019
Opposition candidate wins the re-run Istanbul mayoral elections
Turkey’s main opposition CHP lead with 54.01% of votes versus 45.10% for President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party in Istanbul’s re-run…
PKK leader’s brother appears on state-run TRT, urges support for AKP
Turkey
June 23, 2019
PKK leader’s brother appears on state-run TRT, urges support for AKP
Osman Öcalan, brother of the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan, has appeared on public broadcaster…
Kurdish party says will continue supporting opposition in Sunday vote despite Öcalan letter
Turkey
June 22, 2019
Kurdish party says will continue supporting opposition in Sunday vote despite Öcalan letter
The Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on Friday announced that their strategy to support the opposition in Sunday’s İstanbul mayoral…
New president of Iraqi Kurdistan visits Turkey 2 days before İstanbul election re-run
World
June 22, 2019
New president of Iraqi Kurdistan visits Turkey 2 days before İstanbul election re-run
Nechirvan Barzani, who on June 10 was sworn in as the new president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, has…
AKP pays visit to small opposition party ahead of critical İstanbul vote
Turkey
June 22, 2019
AKP pays visit to small opposition party ahead of critical İstanbul vote
A group of officials from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Friday paid a visit to Felicity Party…