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Istanbul, Turkey CNN  —  Turkey’s third-placed presidential election candidate, Sinan Ogan, on Monday backed frontrunner Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a boost ahead of the scheduled runoff vote. Ogan, who received 5.17 percent of votes in the first round of the presidential election that took place on May 14, told a…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday secured the endorsement of an ultra-nationalist whose third-place finish helped force Turkiye’s first election runoff. Sinan Ogan’s 5.2 per cent of the vote in the May 14 general election deprived Erdogan of an outright victory for the first time in his 20-year rule. He…

Neither President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu secured more than 50 per cent of ballots in first round People wave Turkish flags during a gathering to mark the Youth and Sports Day, before the May 28 runoff vote, in Istanbul. Reuters Powered by automated translation Turkish citizens living…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia agreed to a two-month extension of a deal that has allowed Ukraine to ship grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday, a boost to global food security after the war drove up…

Alamy Stock Photo Workers load grain at a grain port in Izmail, Ukraine on 2 April. # Black sea Russia agrees two-month extension to deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the two sides had agreed to extend the deal. RUSSIA AGREED TO…

WASHINGTON — Turkish voters will return to the polls later this month in a heated runoff election that will be watched closely by the United States. The Biden administration is bracing for another five years with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in power after Turkey’s longest-serving leader finished with a more than four-point…

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Sinan Ogan, a little-known nationalist, helped push Turkey's presidential election to a second round - Copyright AFP Adem ALTAN Fulya OZERKAN A little-known nationalist who helped push Turkey’s election to a runoff told AFP on Tuesday he could throw his support behind either President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his secular…

IZMIR, Turkey — Turkey's presidential rivals plotted their runoff strategy behind closed doors Tuesday while Sinan Ogan, the nationalist candidate who unexpectedly garnered 3 million votes in the first round, basked in glory, enjoying being called the kingmaker. After a long Sunday night in Turkey’s nail-biting dual presidential and parliamentary…

By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party came out on top in Sunday's elections in 10 of the 11 provinces hit by February's earthquakes, with analysts saying his vow to rebuild devastated cities had reassured voters in what are mostly AKP strongholds.…