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  Turkiye: Thousands of protesters gather in Istanbul to demand release of city's imprisoned mayor

  World | March 29, 2025 21:23 IST

  Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is considered a key rival of Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his arrest has sparked protests in the country, with his supporters demanding release from imprisonment.

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  Turkey Elections: Erdogan reelected as President for 3rd time despite earthquake, inflation mayhem

  World | May 28, 2023 23:52 IST

  With nearly 99% of ballot boxes opened, unofficial results from competing news agencies showed Erdogan with 52% of the vote, compared with 48% for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

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  Turkey’s fiercely contested election likely to go reelection as Erdogan fails to secure majority

  World | May 15, 2023 16:27 IST

  With 99.4% of the domestic votes and 84% of the overseas votes counted, Erdogan had 49.4% of the votes, with his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, garnering 45%, Ahmet Yener, the head of the Supreme Electoral Board, told reporters.

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  Turkey Elections: Early poll predictions show Erdogan leading; Opposition rejects

  World | May 14, 2023 23:24 IST

  Opinion surveys have given a slight lead to Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the 74-year-old leader of the centre-left, pro-secular Republican People’s Party, or CHP, and the joint candidate of a united opposition alliance.

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  Turkey talking to jailed Kurdish leader

  World | December 30, 2012 21:25 IST

  Ankara,Dec 30: An official says Turkey is holding talks with the jailed Kurdish rebel leader to press his autonomy-seeking guerrilla group to relinquish arms.Yalcin Akdogan, a top aide to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told