Tayyip Erdogan

Erdogan won't give up Istanbul easily

Image copyrightGetty Images Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing international outcry over a decision to re-run the Istanbul mayoral election, which his party lost. The European Union called on Turkey's electoral body to explain the controversi…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption President Erdogan saw his party lose the mayorship of Istanbul, a position he once held Late into the night, across Istanbul, there was the sound of defiance: pots and pans banged repeatedly, in a very Turkish style of p…

After an initial recount of some contested districts in the city, election officials certified Mr. Imamoglu as the winner, and he entered office in April. But in a stunning reversal, the High Election Council ruled, 7 to 4, on Monday in favor of the governin…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption President Erdogan said the re-run was the "best step" for Turkey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says there was "illegality" in Istanbul's local elections, after the country's electoral body ordered them to b…

BEFORE THE evening of May 6th, and despite the miserable state of their country's democracy under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turks could console themselves with the thought that, on election day, they could anyway vote freely. That assurance was dashed …

ANKARA (Reuters) - Mayoral candidates from both Turkey’s ruling AK party and the main opposition said they would again run for election in Istanbul on June 23 after results from an initial vote were scrapped, they said late on Monday in televised statements. …

Turkey's top election body ordered a re-run of Istanbul's mayoral election on Monday after the party of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan complained about its shock defeat in the vote, the state news agency reported. The ruling Justice and Development Party nar…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A representative for Turkey’s ruling AK Party (AKP) said on Monday the country’s High Election Board has set June 23 for a re-run of local elections in Istanbul. Earlier, the AKP representative on the election board (YSK), Recep Ozel, s…

Ankara expects NATO to support its rights in the eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. The United States and European Union earlier voiced concerns over Turkey’s plans for offshore drilling in an area claimed by Cyprus as its e…