Turkey’s President Re-elected

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected according to unofficial data from state-run Anadolu Agency, in a tense run-off after he failed to secure more than 50 percent of votes required for an outright victory in the first round on May 14. With 97 percent of ballot boxes opened, Erdogan received 52.1 percent of … Read more

Turkey Election: Erdogan Reacts As Run-off Confirmed

After Sunday’s election, President Erdogan said the country had shown it had one of the “most developed democratic cultures in the world”. “With the maturity it showed yesterday, Turkey has shown that it is one of the most advanced democratic cultures in the world,” Erdogan said on Twitter on Monday. The president has however said … Read more