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

  World | May 15, 2023, 04:27 PM 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, 11:24 PM 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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  Erdogan emerges victorious in Turkey's first direct Presidential election

  World | Aug 11, 2014, 06:55 AM IST

  Ankara: Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the country's first direct Presidential election in the first round on Sunday, an unofficial vote count showed, ensuring he remains at the country's helm for at least

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