Ekrem İmamoğlu
HDP mayor-elect not given mandate in Mardin due to AKP objection
Turkey
April 9, 2019
HDP mayor-elect not given mandate in Mardin due to AKP objection
Ahmet Türk and Figen Altındağ, who were elected as co-mayors of the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin last Sunday from…
AKP to ask for new mayoral election in İstanbul
Turkey
April 9, 2019
AKP to ask for new mayoral election in İstanbul
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) will demand a new mayoral election in İstanbul and file an extraordinary objection…
MHP leader says new mayoral election could be held in İstanbul to relieve ‘public tension’
Turkey
April 9, 2019
MHP leader says new mayoral election could be held in İstanbul to relieve ‘public tension’
The leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has said a new mayoral election could be held in İstanbul to…
God knows if I will be president – Istanbul mayor-elect Imamoglu
Turkey
April 6, 2019
God knows if I will be president – Istanbul mayor-elect Imamoglu
Istanbul’s elected mayor-elect Ekrem Imamoglu has told the BBC in an interview that he has not ruled out the idea…
New mayor would lack mandate over shaping Istanbul’s budget: Erdogan
Turkey
April 6, 2019
New mayor would lack mandate over shaping Istanbul’s budget: Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the Mayor-Elect of Istanbul would not shape the city’s budget given the contested nature…
Turkish ruling party expects to win Istanbul mayoral race after recount
Turkey
April 5, 2019
Turkish ruling party expects to win Istanbul mayoral race after recount
The ruling party mayoral candidate for Istanbul, Binali Yıldırım, said on Friday he expected to win the local polls when the…
Election authority in İstanbul decides on recount of invalid votes in 15 districts
Turkey
April 5, 2019
Election authority in İstanbul decides on recount of invalid votes in 15 districts
The İstanbul Provincial Election Board has made a decision for the recount of invalid votes cast during Sunday’s local elections…
Comparisons between Istanbul’s prospective first ladies spark criticism
Turkey
April 4, 2019
Comparisons between Istanbul’s prospective first ladies spark criticism
The wife of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition candidate who unofficial results have down as the new mayor of Istanbul,…
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…