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Main electoral body rejects objection to Gergerlioğlu's parliament membership

Main electoral body rejects objection to Gergerlioğlu's parliament membership

The objection was raised by the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) due to the Koceali MP's previous prison sentence.

CHP calls for elections as ‘the government is unable to solve Turkey’s problems’

CHP calls for elections as ‘the government is unable to solve Turkey’s problems’

Main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: “It is generally said, ‘But, sir, they will never go away.’ What do you mean by ‘they will never go away’? We will send them away with the will of the nation.”

23 February 2022

Survey: 62.8 percent say Turkey is poorly governed

Survey: 62.8 percent say Turkey is poorly governed

The results of a recent survey conducted in 27 cities have shown that 56.4 percent of society want a snap election while 61 percent want a return to the Parliamentary government system. Economic problems are once again cited as major problems.

16 February 2022

Selahattin Demirtaş recommends the opposition to hold ‘7 joint rallies in 7 regions’

Selahattin Demirtaş recommends the opposition to hold ‘7 joint rallies in 7 regions’

Amid the growing economic crisis and increasing costs of living in Turkey, jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş has urged the opposition parties at the Parliament to hold a joint press conference and to call on the government to resign.

24 November 2021

Survey: Margin of votes between alliances drops to 1 percent

Survey: Margin of votes between alliances drops to 1 percent

A recent survey conducted by the ORC Research company has shown that while the ruling alliance of the AKP and MHP is expected to receive 41.1 percent of the votes in case of an election, the opposition Nation’s Alliance is expected to get 40.1 percent.

29 October 2021

Turkey to reduce election threshold from 10 to 7 percent

Turkey to reduce election threshold from 10 to 7 percent

After President Erdoğan, his ally Bahçeli also stated that the election threshold will be lowered.

1 September 2021

HDP may not repeat its support to opposition in next election, warns Buldan

HDP may not repeat its support to opposition in next election, warns Buldan

While the opposition needs the HDP's support to defeat the AKP in the next election, it still avoids appearing together with it, says HDP CO-Chair Buldan.

Survey: 61.4 percent want a snap election in Turkey

SOCIO-POLITICAL FIELD RESEARCH

Survey: 61.4 percent want a snap election in Turkey

According to a recent survey, 58.3 percent of the participants find the Presidential Government System “unsuccessful” while 59.2 percent of the participants think that the current government is “unsuccessful.”

5 July 2021 Ruken Tuncel

‘AKP gets 32.2 percent, MHP-HDP unable to pass electoral threshold’

MAK RESEARCH

‘AKP gets 32.2 percent, MHP-HDP unable to pass electoral threshold’

The MAK research company has shared the results of its elections polls conducted on January 14-26. The People’s Alliance of the ruling AKP-MHP would get less than half of the votes if Turkey had a general election tomorrow.

28 January 2021

PM Ersin Tatar wins presidential election in Northern Cyprus

PM Ersin Tatar wins presidential election in Northern Cyprus

Tatar has won the second round of the election, receiving three percent more votes than incumbent President Akıncı.

19 October 2020

Election council rejects İzmir Bar’s application despite court verdict

Election council rejects İzmir Bar’s application despite court verdict

While the court has suspended the execution of the Ministry’s circular foreseeing the postponement of bars’ general assemblies, a district election council in İzmir has rejected the application of İzmir Bar Association.

16 October 2020

Northern Cyprus election: Key party announces support for incumbent president

Northern Cyprus election: Key party announces support for incumbent president

While Turkey has not declared support for any candidate, the opposition perceived President Erdoğan's meeting with PM Tatar a few days before the election as an "interference" with the elections.

14 October 2020

Survey: If İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu Becomes Joint Candidate, Erdoğan Loses Elections

Survey: If İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu Becomes Joint Candidate, Erdoğan Loses Elections

Speaking to bianet about the results of a recent survey, Özkiraz, the Chair of Avrasya Research Center, says, “People are not content with presidential system as they could not find what they were promised. They also prefer a non-partisan president.”

1 June 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Guideline for First-Time Voters Living Abroad

Guideline for First-Time Voters Living Abroad

What steps do the citizens of Turkey, who will cast votes for the first time abroad, need to follow to be eligible to vote at the Presidential and Parliamentary elections?