Tayyip Erdogan

Turkeys Supreme Electoral Council ordered a new election for mayor of Istanbul Monday, handing a victory to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party, known by the Turkish acronym AKP. Mr. Erdogans candidates were defeated in…

Global equity investors ran for cover on Tuesday, fearing this week's hoped-for end to the US-China trade war could instead see an drastic escalation. Major stock indices had already slumped on Monday, with Shanghai suffering its heaviest loss in three years…

Turkey's opposition candidate pledges to 'never give up' - BBC News

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. …