Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United States on May 9, a Turkish security official said today, setting the stage for the Turkish president’s first visit to the White House during the Biden presidency. The visit to Washington will be Erdogan’s first since 2019, when he met with then-President Donald Trump, with whom … Read more
Istanbul: The opposition CHP has claimed victory in major cities in Turkey’s local elections. The party claimed big wins in Istanbul and the capital, Ankara. The election result is a heavy blow to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party AKP. CHP leader Mayor Ikrem Imamoglu claimed victory in Istanbul on Sunday when 95 … Read more
Sixty-one million voters in Turkey are participating in Sunday’s municipal elections. They are called to the polls to elect their mayors, a vote that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced will be the last under his rule. Here are five important parameters concerning the particular electoral contest in the neighborhood. Multiple election contest Residents of … Read more
Everyone agrees that these local elections in Turkey are unlike any of the previous ones. In two days, millions of Turkish voters will vote for their local rulers and municipal councilors across the country. But all eyes are on Istanbul, a huge city of 16 million people where the mayoral race is theoretically being fought … Read more
A few hours before the polls open for the municipal elections in Turkey, the focus is on the battle of Istanbul, where the current mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and the chosen one of President Erdogan, Murat Kurum, are competing. It is widely believed that this is a duel between Erdogan and Imamoglu. In a final move … Read more
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, was in Turkey, specifically in Istanbul, who visited shipyards where corvettes are manufactured for the Ukrainian Navy. He visited, he says, “shipyards where corvettes are built for our Navy. I inspected the readiness and equipment of the Ivan Mazepa corvette and spoke with the personnel of the Ukrainian Navy. I … Read more
2009: “2011, God willing, will be my last parliamentary candidacy.” 2012: “I am running for president for the last time in the Grand National Assembly.” 2022-2023: “In 2023 we ask the nation to vote for us for the last time.” 2024: “This election is my last.” Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On Friday the president – definition … Read more
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today, March 8, that the upcoming local elections on March 31 will be the last elections for him, according to what the country’s law provides. Speaking in Istanbul to the youth of the Turkish Youth Foundation (TUGVA), which is close to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Turkish president … Read more
During a meeting in Istanbul with Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was ready to host a Russia-Ukraine summit. Since the start of the conflict, the Turkish president has presented himself as an intermediary between the belligerents. However, he reiterated his support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine, his “strategic ally”. He … Read more
The National Security Council of Turkey, during its scheduled meeting in April, is expected to proceed with the update of the “National Security Policy Document”, a text which essentially describes the internal and external security doctrine of the country. According to the state-run Anadolu news agency, the update of the text is on the orders … Read more