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Turkey heads to polls in presidential election runoff
May 28, 2023 07:46Turkish people have taken to the polls to cast their ballots in a historic presidential runoff between incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
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Turkish presidential candidates wrap up campaigning ahead of Sunday runoff
May 28, 2023 07:39Turkey's presidential candidates have wrapped up their respective campaigns ahead of a runoff vote, both calling for a massive turnout in the Sunday election.
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Presidential candidates campaign hard in Turkey ahead of Sunday's runoff
May 26, 2023 07:22With just a few days to go before the first runoff in Turkey’s history, both presidential candidates are campaigning hard to win the undecided votes.
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Turkish anti-migrant party leader backs Erdogan's rival in runoff vote
May 24, 2023 12:30The leader of Turkey's anti-immigrant Victory Party has endorsed opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, potentially boosting the challenger as he seeks to defeat incumbent President Tayyip Erdogan in the upcoming runoff vote.
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Turkey's third-placed presidential candidate endorses Erdogan ahead of runoff
May 23, 2023 07:41President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured the endorsement of Turkey’s third-placed presidential election candidate, Sinan Ogan, ahead of Sunday's runoff vote.
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Assad will not meet Erdogan until Turkish forces withdraw from Syria: FM
May 22, 2023 12:10Syria’s foreign minister says President Bashar al-Assad will only meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan when Turkey completely withdraws its military forces from the northern part of Syria.
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Turkey heads for historic election run-off with Erdogan leading
May 15, 2023 11:28Turkey’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 08:17Iran’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 05:53Turkey’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 06:30Turkey 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.