Turkey
UPDATED: Turkey opposition says irregularities at thousands of ballot boxes
By Huseyin Hayatsever and Burcu Karakas ANKARA, May 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition party said on Wednesday it had filed complaints…
Erdogan’s strong showing signals “business as usual” for Mideast
The prospect of Tayyip Erdogan winning another presidential term in Turkey would once have rung alarms around the Middle East, but after…
Turkey faces election runoff, Erdogan seen with momentum
By Huseyin Hayatsever, Orhan Coskun and Birsen Altayli ANKARA, May 15 (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan led comfortably on Monday after the first…
Who are the Turkish presidential candidates and other key figures
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan is putting his two-decade rule on the line on May 14 when he faces opposition challenger…
What you need to know about the 2023 Turkish elections
Turks vote on May 14 in an election seen as one of the most consequential in Turkey's modern history, with President Tayyip…
Erdogan accuses Turkish opposition of working with Biden
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, May 13 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held his last election rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, accusing…
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: Turkey’s opposition leader is leading in the polls, here’s what you need to know
Turkey’s general election on Sunday, May 14 will see voters cast their ballots for 600 members of its parliament and the country’s…
Turkey’s Erdogan, master campaigner, faces toughest contest yet
By Samia Nakhoul ISTANBUL (Reuters) - For more than two decades, President Tayyip Erdogan has been the lord of all elections in…
UPDATED: Erdogan’s rival boosted by withdrawal, poll lead ahead of Turkey vote
By Ece Toksabay and Birsen Altayli ANKARA, May 11 (Reuters) - The man challenging Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's presidential elections this weekend…
Turkey’s Erdogan doesn’t flinch in fight for political life
With his two-decade rule in the balance, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has pulled out all the stops on the campaign trail as…
‘We can’t afford anything’: Turkey’s cost-of-living crisis threatens Erdogan’s re-election
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, May 8 (Reuters) - Istanbul barber Hakim Ekinci, a long-time supporter of Tayyip Erdogan, won't be voting for…
Turkey set to keep strong Russia ties whoever wins election
By Ece Toksabay and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA (Reuters) - Whoever wins Turkey's elections this month, the NATO-member is expected to maintain cordial…