Tag: Turkey

On 14 May, Türkiye held presidential and parliamentary elections. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shattered expectations by winning 49.52% of the vote over the opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s 44.88%. As no candidate won over 50% of the votes, a second round will take place on 28 May. The election was a strong showing for democracy with around 87% voter turnout...

On Sunday 14 May, Turkey will hold presidential and parliamentary elections, heralded by some as the most important election of 2023. As Türkiye marks its centenary as a modern republic, the outcome of these elections will determine the shape of the nation’s political system, economy, foreign policy, and its democracy for years to come...

The Turkish electorate made a strong showing Sunday, with some suggesting approximately 90% of the electorate cast ballots for the simultaneous Presidential and Parliamentary elections. ..

Turkey’s 24th general elections resulted in the election of 550 members to the Turkish Grand National Assembly on June 7, 2015. ..

On Thursday, November 12, APCO Worldwide hosted General James L. Jones, former National Security Advisor, current chairman of the American-Turkish Council and president of Jones Group International, for an APCO Forum Presents executive breakfast discussion on the U.S.-Turkey discussion. ..

2015 has been a decisive year for Turkey. It has been one marked by uncertainty and surprises, with escalating geo-political posturing and trenchant governmental maneuvering dominating headlines. But on 1 Nov. 2015, President Recip Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party commanded a majority win, with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu securing a parliamentary majority for the AK Party, which had been lost only five months earlier. ..

On April 16, Turkey went to the polls to cast their decision regarding the new constitution. ..

On July 15th, a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces attempted to stage a coup. What happens next?..