Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

Longtime Turkish strongman leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared victory on Sunday evening in the second and final round of this year’s presidential election in the country, greeting supporters with a song atop a bus in Istanbul.

The newly elected Turkish Parliament will feature 16 different political parties, reports say, including a radical Islamist party accused of ties to the Turkish terror organization Hizballah.

Police in Turkey have arrested three people and identified 17 suspects believed to be involved in an alleged “Israeli porn” video doctored to feature the likeness of former presidential candidate Muharrem İnce.

Turkey’s tense presidential election, which will conclude with a runoff between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, saw three elderly voters in three different cities tragically die of heart attacks on Sunday.

The top opposition candidate in Sunday’s Turkish presidential election, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, accused the Russian government on Thursday of disseminating “deepfake content” and other disinformation to meddle in the election.

Challengers to Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan denounced a series of dirty tricks during this year’s presidential race in the last week before Sunday’s election, including Erdoğan airing a video falsely linking top opponent Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu to terrorists and a third-party candidate claiming doctored images have surfaced featuring him in Israeli pornography.

Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a surprise announcement on Tuesday that he would increase the salaries of all public workers, about 700,000 people, by 45 percent, a dramatic move ahead of Sunday’s presidential election.

Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expecting “millions” to attend an event in Istanbul branded the “rally of the century,” pro-government Turkish media reported on Tuesday, as support for the longtime strongman incumbent dwindles.

Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to the campaign trail this weekend in anticipation of the country’s May 14 elections. He made two public appearances before granting an interview on Sunday night in which he claimed his administration eliminated the head of the Islamic State.

Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan abstained from public appearances on Friday, the third day his campaign schedule has been on hold since falling abruptly ill on live television on Tuesday.

Islamist Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a video address on Thursday in which he spoke softly and appeared frail, his first live appearance since suddenly falling ill during a live television interview on Tuesday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan abruptly ended a live television interview on Tuesday night, suddenly falling ill and attributing his inability to continue to a stomach illness.

A former deputy prime minister of Turkey and longtime ally to Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested on Monday that the nation should consider delaying this year’s presidential election in light of the country struggling to deal with the fallout from last week’s series of massive earthquakes.

Istanbul Mayor-elect Ekrem Imamoglu called his election Sunday – in a special election called to overturn his initial victory in May – a victory for Turkey and democracy generally after winning by a wider margin than during the first election.

An angry mob featuring a member of Turkey’s Islamist ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) attempted to beat and “lynch” secular opposition party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu during a soldier’s funeral Sunday.

Turkish prosecutors opened an investigation against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the head of the secularist opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Wednesday for tweeting a cartoon depicting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as several wild animals.

In remarks Tuesday, Turkish secular opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu refused to congratulate President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his election victory Sunday, asking “congratulations for what?” and insisting that “one does not congratulate a dictator.”

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Turkey’s secularist Republican People’s Party (CHP) concluded its “Justice March” from Ankara to Istanbul – a 280-mile stretch – Sunday evening, demanding freedom for those imprisoned following last year’s failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday accused the country’s main opposition party of siding with terrorism, as a three-week “march for justice” led by its chief neared its ending point of Istanbul.

Turkey’s opposition parties are demanding a recount following Sunday’s referendum to install a presidential system of government greatly expanding the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

As Turkey nears its national election on June 7, the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has managed to spark a national conversation regarding the material out of which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s toilet is made. Erdogan has sued the party’s leader to the tune of 100,000 Turkish Lira for claiming that members of his incumbent party enjoy the luxury of golden toilets.