Tag Archives: Kemal Kilicdaroglu

With nearly 99 per cent of ballot boxes opened, unofficial results from competing news agencies showed Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 52 per cent of the vote and 48 per cent for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Source link

The election on Sunday will decide not only who leads Turkey but also how it is governed and the shape of its foreign policy, which has seen Turkey irk the West by cultivating ties with Russia and Gulf states. Source link

This could bolster Erdogan’s already comfortable lead and boost his chances of victory in the May 28 run-off, and extend his 20-year rule. Source link

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held his last election rallies in Istanbul on Saturday. ‘Biden gave the order to topple Erdogan, I know this. All my people know this,’ said Erdogan. Source link

Opinion polls point to a tight race that remains far too close to call. But Erdogan’s task had appeared to become a little easier when one of the main leaders of the six-party opposition alliance walked out of the talks on Friday. Meral Aksener has argued that Kilicdaroglu – a …

The subject is important for devout Muslim Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose Islamic-rooted ruling party lifted a ban on wearing the hijab in state institutions in 2013. Source link