Turkey Elections

Turkey braces for momentous runoff as Erdogan's share of votes falls below 50%

After a night of high drama that saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly defeating his secular rival but failing to win the first round, Turkey braced Monday for its first election rematch

Turkish polls close with Erdogan's fate hanging in balance

The emergence of Kemal Kilicdaroglu and his six-party opposition alliance -- a group that forms the type of broad-based coalition that Erdogan excelled at forging throughout his career -- gives foreign allies and Turkish voters a clear alternative

Turkey: Voting for presidential, parliamentary polls today; Erdogan's two-decade rule may end

Voters will decide the fate of Turkey's democracy less than three months after a February 6 earthquake killed more than 50,000 people and displaced more than 5.9 million across southern Turkey and northern Syria

Turkey’s ‘Gandhi’: Who is Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Erdogan's key challenger and the 'future' of Turkish democracy?

Seventy-four-year-old Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a former civil servant, is the candidate of the coalition of six Opposition parties for the 14 May presidential elections in Turkey. Owing to his physical resemblance to the Indian leader, the Turkish politician has been dubbed 'Gandhi Kemal' by the media

Explained: Winners and losers of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade domination of Turkey has seen some groups prosper and others suffer in the highly polarised country. The religious affairs directorate, or Diyanet, became a powerful force under Erdogan, while Turkey's once-vibrant independent media has gradually withered

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief rival defends Kurds ahead of vote

Erdogan's continued control of parliament through an alliance between his Islamic-rooted party and a far-right group also appears in doubt

Turkey's Erdogan embarks on his toughest election test

One poll released on the first official day of campaigning showed the 69-year-old trailing his secular rival by nearly 10 percentage points in the May 14 presidential and parliamentary vote

Erdogan visits earthquake-hit south as anger grows over rescue effort

Any perception that the government is failing to address the disaster properly could hurt Erdogan's prospects in the vote, but analysts say that on the other hand, he could rally national support around the crisis response and strengthen his position

Turkey elections: Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins tightly-contested snap polls, vows to implement new presidential system 'rapidly'

Turkish voters had for the first time cast ballots for both president and parliament in the snap elections, with Erdogan looking for a first round knockout and an overall majority for his ruling Justice and Development Party

Turkey elections: Resurgent Opposition challenges president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in parliamentary, presidential polls

Turkish president Erdogan faces his toughest parliamentary and presidential polls this year due to Muharrem Ince's revitalised party and growing economic troubles