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Turkey heads for historic election run-off with Erdogan leading
May 15, 2023 07:58Turkey’s High Election Board says incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has garnered 49.4% of votes in the Sunday presidential election, falling short of the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff.
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‘Victory for democracy’: Iran hails high voter turnout in Turkey
May 15, 2023 04:47Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has congratulated Turkey over presidential and parliamentary elections, saying the high voter turnout demonstrates that "democracy has prevailed" in the neighboring Muslim country.
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Runoff likely in Turkey’s presidential election as no candidate secures outright win
May 15, 2023 02:23Turkey’s presidential election seems to be heading for a runoff as neither incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, nor his opposition rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, managed to secure a majority vote and outright victory in the first round.
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Polls open in Turkey’s decisive vote amid accusations of foreign interference
May 14, 2023 03:00Turkey votes on Sunday in momentous elections that could extend the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country's longest-serving leader, who is up against main rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
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Erdogan charges US president with trying to topple him, says poll results 'response to Biden too'
May 14, 2023 02:50Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has charged US President Joe Biden with trying to topple him, saying the result of Sunday elections will be a response to him too.
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Polls open in Turkey's pivotal presidential and parliamentary elections
May 14, 2023 01:53The polls for Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections have opened. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing his toughest challenge ever against Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People's Party.
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Syrian advisor urges end to Turkey’ to withdrawal its forces
May 13, 2023 12:41A senior advisor to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Turkey must end its presence in the West Asian country and withdraw its forces.
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Turkish candidate drops out in boost to Erdogan’s main challenger
May 12, 2023 02:23Turkey’s third-party candidate Muharrem Ince has withdrawn from the presidential election in a move that would bolster President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main challenger and raise the chances of a first-round victory by the opposition.
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Ankara slams US efforts to influence Turkish elections
May 11, 2023 08:25Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has lashed out at the United States for leading a Western media campaign to manipulate the country's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.
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Quadrilateral meeting of foreign ministers of Iran, Syria, Turkey, Russia in Moscow
May 11, 2023 06:55Following a quadrilateral meeting in Moscow, foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, Syria and Turkey have agreed to prepare a roadmap aimed to promote the relations between Damascus and Ankara.