All eyes on Istanbul as Turkey goes to local polls in test of Erdogan’s popularity
Turkish voters went to the polls on Sunday in municipal elections, with all eyes on Istanbul, the national “jewel” that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to pry away from the opposition. Issued on: 31/03/2024 – 07:35Modified: 31/03/2024 – 09:18 3 min Erdogan’s road to power in Turkey began in Istanbul when he was elected mayor […]
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Battle for Istanbul: Mayor Imamoglu Seeks to Upend Erdogan’s Hold in Pivotal Local Vote
Turkey’s opposition attempting to repeat a rare victory by holding on to the country’s largest city Turkey’s nationwide local elections are on Sunday. The top prize, Istanbul, is seen as a bellwether for the opposition’s chances of taking power away from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in four years. Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s surprise victory against […]
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Turkey’s ‘Communist mayor’ embarks on conquest of Istanbul district
Fatih Macoglu on the campaign trail in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul (BULENT KILIC) Fatih Macoglu, the popular “Communist Mayor” of a city in eastern Turkey, is now vying for control of a vibrant and hip Istanbul district along the Asian banks of the Bosphorus. In 2019, he was elected mayor of Tunceli, a majority […]
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Mayors of Istanbul and Ankara cry foul over reporting of Turkey’s election results – POLITICO
ISTANBUL — Two of Turkey’s most senior opposition politicians, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş, cried foul over the way the state-run Anadolu news agency was reporting results of Turkey’s election on Sunday night, saying it was giving a distortedly high early count to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In its results based […]
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Popular Istanbul mayor on trial, could face political ban
ISTANBUL — A prosecutor on Friday repeated a demand for Istanbul’s mayor to be convicted on charges of insulting members of Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council, during the third hearing of a trial critics allege is an attempt to remove a key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from the political scene. Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a […]
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