Tayyip Erdogan

After 99 per cent of ballots were counted, Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly failed to get enough votes to secure the presidency outright and avoid a run-off, but his bloc won a comfortable majority in parliament. Supporters wave flags and banners as Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes an address at the Justice…

The Turkish diaspora in Europe gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a boost in his tight re-election race, preliminary results showed on Monday. In Germany, where the Turkish community of three million is the largest abroad, Mr Erdogan was ahead with 65 per cent of votes to 33 per cent for…

1/6 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets supporters outside his residence located in the Uskudar district of Kisikli Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday. Photo by Turkish President Press Office/UPI | License Photo May 14 (UPI) -- Turkey's Sunday presidential election appeared to be headed for a run-off as neither long-serving President…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won another term Sunday, in an election that posed the most serious political challenge to him since his party’s sweeping victory in the 2002 vote that propelled him to power. Tens of millions of voters cast their ballots. In the initial round on May 14,…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish voters will head back to the polls in two weeks for a runoff election to decide if conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his main rival will lead a country struggling with sky-high inflation as it plays a key role in NATO expansion and in…

Topline Turkey’s presidential election remained tight early on Monday and is likely heading toward a runoff, with neither candidate managing to secure an outright majority, in what appears to be the most serious challenge to the incumbent leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-decade grip on power. Supporters of Turkish President Recep…

Türkiye appeared headed for a runoff presidential election after neither Tayyip Erdoğan nor rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu cleared the threshold to win outright on Sunday, in a poll seen as a verdict on Mr Erdoğan's 20-year rule and increasingly authoritarian path. With almost 91 per cent of ballot boxes counted, both…

As the ballot count from Turkey’s national election neared completion on Sunday, it became evident that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s voter support had fallen below the required majority for a clear reelection victory. This development increases the likelihood of a presidential runoff scheduled for May 28. According to the state-run…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race early Monday, with a make-or-break runoff against his chief challenger possible as the final votes were counted. The results, whether they…

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