Election in Turkey: How long can Erdogan?
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The Turks have punished Recep Erdogan (65) in the major cities. In the municipal elections on Sunday, his ACP lost in the capital Ankara as well as in the tourist centre of Antalya. Especially in Istanbul, where Erdogan in 1994, launched his political career, gave the Turkish President just hate to be beaten. On Monday, he acknowledged the defeat.
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Wednesday, April 03, 2019
Turkey tensions sour NATO's 70th birthday
Turkey tensions sour NATO's 70th birthday
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Washington (AFP)
Turkey on Wednesday insisted that it will buy a missile system from Russia, striking a note of disunity as the NATO alliance opened a 70th birthday party in Washington.
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Date created : 03/04/2019 - 19:00
Washington (AFP)
Turkey on Wednesday insisted that it will buy a missile system from Russia, striking a note of disunity as the NATO alliance opened a 70th birthday party in Washington.
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Don't Let Erdogan Steal the Election and End Turkish Democracy | Newsmax.com
Don't Let Erdogan Steal the Election and End Turkish Democracy
president recep tayyip erdogan of turkey
By Eli Lake, Bloomberg Opinion
Wednesday, 03 April 2019 12:34 PM Current | Bio | Archive
The U.S. and Europe cannot allow Turkey’s president to annul the results of votes in Ankara and Istanbul.
Turkey’s elections on Sunday were a political earthquake for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist coalition.
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president recep tayyip erdogan of turkey
By Eli Lake, Bloomberg Opinion
Wednesday, 03 April 2019 12:34 PM Current | Bio | Archive
The U.S. and Europe cannot allow Turkey’s president to annul the results of votes in Ankara and Istanbul.
Turkey’s elections on Sunday were a political earthquake for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist coalition.
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Local elections in Turkey: Erdogan's allure is fading - Qantara.de
Erdogan's allure is fading
Because he completely dominated the poll, the Turkish President will be finding it even harder to swallow his party's defeats in Ankara and Istanbul. The loss of Turkey's two biggest cities shows that in the midst of an economic crisis, more Turks want solid solutions instead of bluster and grandstanding aimed at polarising the electorate. By Ulrich von Schwerin
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Because he completely dominated the poll, the Turkish President will be finding it even harder to swallow his party's defeats in Ankara and Istanbul. The loss of Turkey's two biggest cities shows that in the midst of an economic crisis, more Turks want solid solutions instead of bluster and grandstanding aimed at polarising the electorate. By Ulrich von Schwerin
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In Turkey vote, ruling party’s recipe for trouble: too much Erdoğan
In Turkey vote, ruling party’s recipe for trouble: too much Erdoğan
When the Turkish electrician, a longtime supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party, backed the opposition Sunday in Istanbul, his vote was cast without joy, and with little expectation of change.
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When the Turkish electrician, a longtime supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party, backed the opposition Sunday in Istanbul, his vote was cast without joy, and with little expectation of change.
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Opinion: The beginning of the end for the Erdogan era | Opinion | DW | 01.04.2019
Opinion: The beginning of the end for the Erdogan era
Official results still aren't in for Istanbul, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP suffered drastic losses in many other important cities. The strongman's future looks weak indeed, Erkan Arikan writes.
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Official results still aren't in for Istanbul, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP suffered drastic losses in many other important cities. The strongman's future looks weak indeed, Erkan Arikan writes.
More:Opinion: The beginning of the end for the Erdogan era | Opinion | DW | 01.04.2019
Watershed moment in Turkey: The Statesman, Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Watershed moment in Turkey: The Statesman
In its editorial, the paper says that the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) loss in Sunday's mayoral elections is a result of voter unhappiness with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's handling of Turkey's recession.
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In its editorial, the paper says that the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) loss in Sunday's mayoral elections is a result of voter unhappiness with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's handling of Turkey's recession.
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Can Turkey’s Erdoğan accept defeat? - Politico | Ahval
Can Turkey’s Erdoğan accept defeat? - Politico
Turkey’s opposition is wondering whether President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can accept defeat days after celebrating taking the country’s two largest cities from his ruling party in Sunday’s local elections, U.S. news site Politico reported on Tuesday.
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Turkey’s opposition is wondering whether President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can accept defeat days after celebrating taking the country’s two largest cities from his ruling party in Sunday’s local elections, U.S. news site Politico reported on Tuesday.
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Turkey Local Election Recap | Geopolitical Monitor
Turkey Local Election Recap Situation Reports - April 3, 2019 By Geopolitical Monitor
The preliminary results are in for Turkey’s local elections, and at first glance they don’t look good for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). In the capital of Ankara, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate took 50.9 percent of the vote, over the AKP’s 47.2 percent. In Istanbul – where President Erdogan served as mayor from 1994-1998 – the margin was much closer, with the CHP candidate taking 48.8 percent to the AKP’s 48.5 percent. In Izmir, the country’s third-largest city, the opposition CHP ran away with it, taking 58 percent to the AKP’s 38.5 percent. Though the results aren’t favorable for the AKP in the three largest cities, nation-wide its alliance pulled 51.6% of the vote, which suggests sustained support even in these trying times for the Turkish economy.
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The preliminary results are in for Turkey’s local elections, and at first glance they don’t look good for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). In the capital of Ankara, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate took 50.9 percent of the vote, over the AKP’s 47.2 percent. In Istanbul – where President Erdogan served as mayor from 1994-1998 – the margin was much closer, with the CHP candidate taking 48.8 percent to the AKP’s 48.5 percent. In Izmir, the country’s third-largest city, the opposition CHP ran away with it, taking 58 percent to the AKP’s 38.5 percent. Though the results aren’t favorable for the AKP in the three largest cities, nation-wide its alliance pulled 51.6% of the vote, which suggests sustained support even in these trying times for the Turkish economy.
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Turkish Elections: Do Not Allow Erdogan to Annul the Results - Bloomberg
Don’t Let Erdogan Steal the Election
The U.S. and Europe cannot allow Turkey’s president to annul the results of votes in Ankara and Istanbul.
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The U.S. and Europe cannot allow Turkey’s president to annul the results of votes in Ankara and Istanbul.
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Suddenly Inflation Isn't Turkish Central Bank's Only Worry - Bloomberg
Suddenly Inflation Isn't Turkish Central Bank's Only Worry
By Cagan Koc
April 2, 2019, 11:15 AM EDT Updated on April 3, 2019, 3:18 AM EDT
It took an upheaval in the currency to shift the Turkish central bank’s focus away from inflation.
With annual price growth stalling at just under 20 percent, it may not dictate policy again until calm returns to financial markets roiled last week by close-fought municipal elections. Data on Wednesday showed annual inflation at 19.71 percent in March, little changed from February.
More:Suddenly Inflation Isn't Turkish Central Bank's Only Worry - Bloomberg
By Cagan Koc
April 2, 2019, 11:15 AM EDT Updated on April 3, 2019, 3:18 AM EDT
It took an upheaval in the currency to shift the Turkish central bank’s focus away from inflation.
With annual price growth stalling at just under 20 percent, it may not dictate policy again until calm returns to financial markets roiled last week by close-fought municipal elections. Data on Wednesday showed annual inflation at 19.71 percent in March, little changed from February.
More:Suddenly Inflation Isn't Turkish Central Bank's Only Worry - Bloomberg
Pompeo needs to address Turkey's descent towards authoritarianism with foreign minister | TheHill
Pompeo needs to address Turkey's descent towards authoritarianism with foreign minister
By Sarah H. Cleveland
When Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu meets U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington today, they will have plenty to talk about: Syria and the Middle East, Turkey’s plans to buy a Russian air-defense system, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and the European refugee crisis, among others.
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By Sarah H. Cleveland
When Turkey’s foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu meets U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington today, they will have plenty to talk about: Syria and the Middle East, Turkey’s plans to buy a Russian air-defense system, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and the European refugee crisis, among others.
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Turkish opposition demands mandate as Istanbul recount continues | Reuters
Turkish opposition demands mandate as Istanbul recount continues
Ece Toksabay, Tuvan Gumrukcu
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey’s main opposition candidate in Istanbul urged the High Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday to confirm him as the elected mayor after it ruled in favor of a partial recount of votes in eight of the city’s 39 districts.
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Ece Toksabay, Tuvan Gumrukcu
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey’s main opposition candidate in Istanbul urged the High Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday to confirm him as the elected mayor after it ruled in favor of a partial recount of votes in eight of the city’s 39 districts.
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Tuesday, April 02, 2019
President Erdogan’s biggest enemy is Turkey’s failing economy – not Ekrem Imamoglu | The Independent
President Erdogan’s biggest enemy is Turkey’s failing economy – not Ekrem Imamoglu
Turkey’s president will not be able to exert his hold on power while the economy collapses all around him. It has proved a more lethal threat to his party’s authority than the war in Syria or the threat from Isis
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Turkey’s president will not be able to exert his hold on power while the economy collapses all around him. It has proved a more lethal threat to his party’s authority than the war in Syria or the threat from Isis
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Opinion | A Wake-Up Call for President Erdogan - The New York Times
A Wake-Up Call for President Erdogan
In local Turkish elections, the opposition, united and organized, took on an autocrat.
Just when it seemed that democracy was all but dead in Turkey, voters delivered a sharp electoral rebuke to their authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Unofficial results in municipal elections over the weekend show that Mr. Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party lost control of Ankara, the capital, and Istanbul, the financial center and launching pad for Mr. Erdogan’s political career.
More:Opinion | A Wake-Up Call for President Erdogan - The New York Times
In local Turkish elections, the opposition, united and organized, took on an autocrat.
Just when it seemed that democracy was all but dead in Turkey, voters delivered a sharp electoral rebuke to their authoritarian president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Unofficial results in municipal elections over the weekend show that Mr. Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party lost control of Ankara, the capital, and Istanbul, the financial center and launching pad for Mr. Erdogan’s political career.
More:Opinion | A Wake-Up Call for President Erdogan - The New York Times
Watershed in Turkey
Watershed in Turkey: Watershed in Turkey
As it turns out, for the first time in 25 years, Ankara has now gone out of the control of Islamist parties with the secularist victory.
Local elections anywhere in the world are scarcely of much international interest. Not so, however, Sunday’s tryst with democracy in the quangos of Turkey. The outcome is bathed in pregnant symbolism as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip has been challenged fair and square. Specifically, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has lost control of the capital city of Ankara and the no less crucial Istanbul ~ historical cities both, and now with enormous contemporary significance. The main opposition, the secular R
As it turns out, for the first time in 25 years, Ankara has now gone out of the control of Islamist parties with the secularist victory.
Local elections anywhere in the world are scarcely of much international interest. Not so, however, Sunday’s tryst with democracy in the quangos of Turkey. The outcome is bathed in pregnant symbolism as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip has been challenged fair and square. Specifically, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has lost control of the capital city of Ankara and the no less crucial Istanbul ~ historical cities both, and now with enormous contemporary significance. The main opposition, the secular R
Erdogan At a Crossroad - The Globalist
Erdogan At a Crossroad
Losing Ankara and Istanbul is a significant defeat for Turkey’s President.
By Aykan Erdemir, April 2, 2019
Turkey’s opposition secured key victories in Sunday’s municipal elections -- winning back the mayorships of Ankara and Istanbul for the first time in 25 years.
Thanks to Erdogan’s use of government power to tilt the playing field, last Sunday’s elections were neither fair nor fully free.
Losing Ankara and Istanbul is a significant defeat for Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan repeatedly said in his campaign “whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey.” Those are political fighting words that may now come to haunt him.
Turkey’s battered opposition secured key victories in Sunday’s municipal elections, winning back the mayorships of Ankara and Istanbul for the first time in 25 years.
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Losing Ankara and Istanbul is a significant defeat for Turkey’s President.
By Aykan Erdemir, April 2, 2019
Turkey’s opposition secured key victories in Sunday’s municipal elections -- winning back the mayorships of Ankara and Istanbul for the first time in 25 years.
Thanks to Erdogan’s use of government power to tilt the playing field, last Sunday’s elections were neither fair nor fully free.
Losing Ankara and Istanbul is a significant defeat for Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan repeatedly said in his campaign “whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey.” Those are political fighting words that may now come to haunt him.
Turkey’s battered opposition secured key victories in Sunday’s municipal elections, winning back the mayorships of Ankara and Istanbul for the first time in 25 years.
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A Rebuke for Turkey’s Strongman - WSJ
A Rebuke for Turkey’s Strongman
Erdogan’s party suffers its worst setback since it came to power in 2002.
By The Editorial Page April 2, 2019 7:22 p.m. ET After President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan easily won re-election amid a currency and debt crisis last year, it seemed nothing could loosen his grip on Turkish politics. The results of Sunday’s local elections are welcome evidence that the strongman isn’t invincible.
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Erdogan’s party suffers its worst setback since it came to power in 2002.
By The Editorial Page April 2, 2019 7:22 p.m. ET After President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan easily won re-election amid a currency and debt crisis last year, it seemed nothing could loosen his grip on Turkish politics. The results of Sunday’s local elections are welcome evidence that the strongman isn’t invincible.
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bne IntelliNews - Turkish poll results delayed with Erdogan’s air of invincibility on the line
Turkish poll results delayed with Erdogan’s air of invincibility on the line
April 2, 2019 With the air of invincibility surrounding Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatening to dissolve after his Justice and Development Party’s (AKP’s) apparent loss of both Ankara and Istanbul as well as other major cities in the March 31 local elections, officials announced that they had pushed back the release of the official results of the polls until next week.
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bne IntelliNews - Turkish poll results delayed with Erdogan’s air of invincibility on the line
April 2, 2019 With the air of invincibility surrounding Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatening to dissolve after his Justice and Development Party’s (AKP’s) apparent loss of both Ankara and Istanbul as well as other major cities in the March 31 local elections, officials announced that they had pushed back the release of the official results of the polls until next week.
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bne IntelliNews - Turkish poll results delayed with Erdogan’s air of invincibility on the line
Turks finally start standing up to Erdogan
Turks finally start standing up to Erdogan
By Benny Avni
April 2, 2019 | 8:00pm | Updated
Turkish voters punished their ruling party in municipal elections over the weekend. That could be a good omen for America — unless the strategically crucial country has already drifted too far from Washington.
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By Benny Avni
April 2, 2019 | 8:00pm | Updated
Turkish voters punished their ruling party in municipal elections over the weekend. That could be a good omen for America — unless the strategically crucial country has already drifted too far from Washington.
More:Turks finally start standing up to Erdogan
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