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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…
Turkish Lira slips after ruling AKP loses big cities
Business
April 1, 2019
Turkish Lira slips after ruling AKP loses big cities
The Turkish Lira dropped 1.8 percent against the US dollar on the first morning after the local election. Reuters reported…
Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections, but faces defeat in big cities
Turkey
April 1, 2019
Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections, but faces defeat in big cities
Turkey has undergone historical local elections on Sunday, leading the opposition to challenge the AK Party’s (AKP) more than 16…
Pro-Kurdish HDP tips the balance in favor of opposition in contentious cities
Turkey
April 1, 2019
Pro-Kurdish HDP tips the balance in favor of opposition in contentious cities
Unofficial results of Sunday’s poll in Turkey indicate that pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lost in some metropolitan municipalities it…
Opposition mayor-elect assaulted by former Turkish ruling party mayor
Turkey
April 1, 2019
Opposition mayor-elect assaulted by former Turkish ruling party mayor
A day after local elections, a mayor-elect from the opposition Felicity Party (SP) was physically assaulted by the former mayor…
Turkish government in dirty tricks campaign ahead of local polls – analysts
Turkey
March 31, 2019
Turkish government in dirty tricks campaign ahead of local polls – analysts
With opinion polls indicating Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) could lose major cities in local elections on Sunday,…
Opposition Mayoral Candidate Quits SP for Alleged Government Blackmail
Turkey
March 31, 2019
Opposition Mayoral Candidate Quits SP for Alleged Government Blackmail
Nuri Yurdakul, mayoral candidate of the opposition Felicity Party (SP) in Elmadag district of Ankara, has resigned from SP and…
Besiktas Chairman criticized for joining pro-government electoral rally
Sport
March 31, 2019
Besiktas Chairman criticized for joining pro-government electoral rally
Fikret Orman, chairman of Besiktas sports club, has been highly criticized by his dissidents in the club, due to participation…
Huge percentage of young Turks no longer see themselves as religious or conservative, survey says
Life Style
March 31, 2019
Huge percentage of young Turks no longer see themselves as religious or conservative, survey says
Young Turkish citizens who regard themselves as religious or conservative has dropped by 50 percent in the last 10 years.…