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☆ Turkey Election Maps: Why Erdogan Is Headed For a Runoff
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Lauren Leatherby | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Central Turkey, a stronghold for Mr. Erdogan, voted mostly in the president’s favor. Mr. Erdogan appeared to have the edge as he heads into the runoff on May 28. 2023 Erdogan vote share compared to 2018 Lower Erdogan vote share Higher Erdogan vote share Mersin Diyarbakır Antalya Kayseri Gaziantep Izmir Bursa Samsun Konya Adana Ankara Istanbul In the areas hit hardest by the earthquake in February, most provinces shifted away from Mr. Erdogan. Presidential election results by year Candidates need 50 percent of vote to avoid a runoff election 2014 Recep Tayyip Erdogan Erdogan 51.8% Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Ihsanoglu 38.4% Selahattin Demirtas Demirtas 9.8% 2018 Recep Tayyip Erdogan Erdogan 52.6% Muharrem Ince Ince 30.6% Selahattin Demirtas Demirtas 8.4% Meral Aksener Aksener 7.3% 2023 Recep Tayyip Erdogan Erdogan 49.5% Kemal Kilicdaroglu Kilicdaroglu 44.9% Sinan Ogan Ogan 5.2% Sources: Supreme Election Council, Anadolu Agency (unofficial election results). The vote was in many ways a referendum on the performance of Mr. Erdogan, Turkey’s dominant politician for 20 years.

☆ Turkey election rivals both claim early lead, but runoff is likely
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend a rally ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections, in Istanbul, Turkey May 12, 2023. Turkey appears headed for a presidential election runoff, with the parties of Tayyip Erdogan and opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu claiming the lead. Early results put Erdogan comfortably ahead, but as the count continued his advantage eroded, with a runoff on May 28 beckoning. Ankara's opposition mayor Mansur Yavas said a count by his party suggested Kilicdaroglu was ahead with 47.42%, while Erdogan had 46.48%. His government's slow response to a devastating earthquake in southeast Turkey that killed 50,000 people added to voters' dismay.

☆ The Turkey candidates for president and other key figures
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Only three candidates remain in the race for president after Muharrem Ince, representing a small party, withdrew. CHP LEADER KEMAL KILICDAROGLUKilicdaroglu, 74, head of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), was named the six-party opposition alliance's presidential candidate in March. Previously a staunch opponent of Erdogan, Bahceli's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) began to work with the president and his AKP after a 2016 attempted coup. OPPOSITION FIGURES:IYI PARTY LEADER MERAL AKSENERFormer interior minister Meral Aksener, 66, leads the second-largest party in the opposition alliance, the centrist and nationalist IYI Party. ANKARA MAYOR MANSUR YAVASNationalist politician and lawyer Mansur Yavas, 67, defeated the AKP's Ankara mayoral candidate 2019 as the CHP candidate backed by an opposition alliance.

Ahead of Sunday's elections, a cost of living crisis is now hitting Erdogan's support in the southeast as elsewhere, threatening his prospects in a tough battle to maintain power. A survey published this week by pollster Rawest showed 76.3% support for opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Diyarbakir province, with backing for Erdogan at just 20.5%. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), deemed a terrorist group by Turkey and its Western allies, took up arms against the state in 1984. Those talks collapsed in 2015, unleashing a period of ferocious urban warfare in the southeast, including in the streets near Aydin's shop. CHANGE IN ERDOGANThe HDP, parliament's third largest party, has itself declared its support for Kilicdaroglu.

☆ Factbox: Key players in Turkey's election campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Turkey's longest-serving leader logged more than a dozen election victories and survived an attempted coup in 2016. CHP LEADER KEMAL KILICDAROGLUKilicdaroglu, 74, head of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), was named the six-party opposition alliance's presidential candidate in March. HOMELAND PARTY LEADER MUHARREM INCEFormer physics teacher and headmaster Muharrem Ince, 58, is seen as having little chance of becoming president. OPPOSITION FIGURES:IYI PARTY LEADER MERAL AKSENERFormer interior minister Meral Aksener, 66, leads the second-largest party in the opposition alliance, the centrist and nationalist IYI Party. ANKARA MAYOR MANSUR YAVASNationalist politician and lawyer Mansur Yavas, 67, defeated the AKP's Ankara mayoral candidate 2019 as the CHP candidate backed by an opposition alliance.

☆ In vote setback for Erdogan, Turkey's HDP will not field candidate
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ANKARA, March 22 (Reuters) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and its allies will not field a presidential candidate in May, its co-leader said on Wednesday, raising the prospect of the opposition uniting against President Tayyip Erdogan's re-election bid. Speaking at a news conference, Pervin Buldan did not openly say whether her alliance would support opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, after they had met on Monday. "For these reasons, we are sharing with the public that we will not field a candidate in presidential elections." Erdogan is facing the biggest challenge to his rule in his more than two decades of leading Turkey. Recent polls show him trailing Kilicdaroglu, the candidate of the opposition alliance of six parties.

☆ Court rejects Kurdish party bid to delay closure ruling till after Turkey elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A supporter of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) holds a mask of their jailed former leader and presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtas during a rally in Ankara, Turkey, June 19, 2018. The case against the HDP, Turkey's third-biggest party, comes ahead of elections that pose the biggest test for President Tayyip Erdogan's 20 years in power. Polls show he and his ruling AK Party could lose, especially if the HDP cooperates with an opposition alliance. Earlier this month, the court froze the HDP's bank accounts holding Treasury aid during the course of the trial. But it remains unclear when the court will deliver its final ruling on the party closure case.

☆ Explainer: What's at stake in Turkey's upcoming elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

WHAT'S AT STAKE IN THIS ELECTION FOR TURKEY... Opposition parties have pledged to restore central bank independence, bring back parliamentary government and introduce a new constitution enshrining the rule of law. Meanwhile Turkey's top court is hearing a case to shut down the third-largest parliamentary party, the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), and has frozen some of its accounts. Once campaigning starts, opposition parties may find it harder to get their message heard. Though the election deadline is mid-June, Erdogan's party has said they may be brought forward.

[1/4] A supporter of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) holds a mask of their jailed former leader and presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtas during a rally in Ankara, Turkey, June 19, 2018. Turkey's constitutional court opened the case against the HDP in 2021, drawing strong criticism from Ankara's Western allies. "Even if Erdogan puts pressure on voters, even if he tries to use tricks, he cannot avoid defeat," Demirtas said. 'WE ARE THE PEOPLE'Ahead of the elections, Demirtas' Twitter account has issued daily political messages to its more than 2 million followers. The party currently plans to propose its own presidential candidate, but Demirtas did not rule out backing a joint opposition candidate against Erdogan.

☆ Turkish court sentences Erdogan rival to jail with political ban
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Ali Kucukgocmen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A six-party opposition alliance has yet to agree their presidential candidate, and Imamoglu has been mooted as a possible leading challenger to run against Erdogan. 'VERY SAD DAY'[1/5] Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and his wife Dilek sit at his office as a Turkish court sentenced Imamoglu, a popular rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, to more than two years in prison and imposed a political ban for insulting public officials, in Istanbul, Turkey, December 14, 2022. A jail sentence or political ban on Imamoglu would need to be upheld in appeals courts, potentially extending an outcome to the case beyond the elections date. "The ruling will be final only after the higher court decides whether to uphold the ruling or not. Under these circumstances, it would be wrong to say that the political ban is in place," Timucin Koprulu, professor of criminal law at Atilim University in Ankara, told Reuters after the ruling.

☆ Uniunea Europeană atenţionează din nou Turcia în legătură cu drepturile omului
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-26 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Aflat în exil în Germania, Can Dündar, devenit inamic al preşedintelui Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a fost condamnat miercuri la peste 27 de ani de închisoare de un tribunal turc pentru ancheta sa publicată în 2015 asupra livrărilor de arme de către serviciile secrete turce către grupări extremiste în Siria. „Uniunea Europeană şi-a transmis în mai multe rânduri gravele îngrijorări în legătură cu evoluţia negativă continuă a situaţiei în privinţa statului de drept, drepturilor fundamentale şi sistemului judiciar din Turcia”, a subliniat Nabila Nassrali, purtătoarea de cuvânt a şefului diplomaţiei europene Josep Borrell. „Au fost făcute recomandări Turciei pentru a remedia această situaţie, însă decizia unui tribunal turc de a-l condamna pe jurnalistul Can Dündar pentru dreptul său fundamental la libertatea de expresie merge, din păcate, în direcţia opusă, la fel ca detenţia preventivă continuă a (omului de afaceri) Osman Kavala”, şi-a exprimat ea regretul. „Ca ţară candidată şi membră de lungă durată a Consiliului Europei, Turcia trebuie să înregistreze urgent progrese concrete şi durabile în privinţa respectării drepturilor fundamentale, care sunt o piatră de temelie a relaţiilor dintre UE şi Turcia”, a avertizat ea. „Aceasta include punerea în aplicare rapidă de către sistemul judiciar turc a unor decizii ale Curţii Europene a Drepturilor Omului şi eliberarea de urgenţă a lui Osman Kavala şi a lui Selahattin Demirtas (copreşedintele Partidului Democrat al Poporului)”, a mai afirmat ea.

Persons: Josep Borrell, Osman, Osman Kavala, Selahattin Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Europei, Partidului Democrat al Poporului Locations: Germania, Recep, turc, Siria, Turcia, Osman Kavala

☆ Atac cibernetic de amploare la CEDO, după publicarea unei decizii ce condamnă Turcia
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

"În acest stadiu, nicio pierdere de date nu a fost constatată", a precizat serviciul de presă al CEDO. Potrivit serviciului de presă al CEDO, atacul cibernetic a durat până miercuri dimineaţa. Este deja a doua oară când CEDO devine victima unui atac cibernetic, „însă acesta este de mare amploare”, a adăugat serviciul de presă. CEDO a condamnat marţi Turcia pentru plasarea şi menţinerea în detenţie din 2016 a liderului pro-kurd Selahattin Demirtas, cerând eliberarea „imediată” a acestuia. În decizia de marţi, CEDO mai dispune ca lui Selahattin Demirtas să-i fie acordate despăgubiri totale de 60.400 de euro.

Persons: Recep, Selahattin Organizations: Agerpres, CEDO, Partidului Democrat Popular Locations: Turcia, menţinerea, turc, CEDO, Turciei

☆ CEDO condamnă Turcia pentru încarcerarea opozantului pro-kurd Demirtas şi vrea eliberarea acestuia
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-22 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Curtea Europeană a Drepturilor Omului (CEDO) a condamnat marţi Turcia pentru plasarea şi menţinerea în detenţie din 2016 a liderului pro-kurd Selahattin Demirtas, cerând eliberarea 'imediată' a acestuia, transmite AFP. 'Curtea constată mai multe încălcări ale Convenţiei (europene a drepturilor omului) şi ordonă eliberarea imediată' a lui Demirtas, se arată în comunicatul CEDO, care a judecat acest dosar în cea mai înaltă instanţă a sa, Marea Cameră, scrie agerpres.ro În total, decizia Curţii indică nu mai puţin de cinci încălcări ale Convenţiei, referitoare mai ales la 'libertatea de exprimare', la 'libertate şi siguranţă', la 'alegeri libere'.Ex-deputat, fost candidat la preşedinţie şi unul din principalii rivali ai lui Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Selahattin Demirtas se află în detenţie de la arestarea sa în noiembrie 2016, la câteva luni de la puciul eşuat din iulie împotriva preşedintelui turc.Acuzat de 'terorism' de către regim, Demirtas, fost co-preşedinte al Partidului Democrat Popular (HDP, pro-kurd), riscă până la 142 ani de închisoare dacă va fi găsit vinovat în principalul proces în care este judecat şi al cărui verdict nu a fost încă dat.În luna iunie, Curtea Constituţională a Turciei a stabilit că detenţia lui Demirtas constituie o încălcare a drepturilor acestuia. În septembrie 2019, un tribunal turc ordonase chiar eliberarea sa, dar opozantul a rămas în închisoare din cauza unei condamnări mai vechi pentru 'propagandă teroristă'.În comunicatul de marţi, CEDO, care ceruse încă din 2018, fără succes, eliberarea lui Demirtas, consideră 'stabilit' faptul că privarea de libertate a opozantului pro-kurd, mai ales în campaniile pentru referendumul din aprilie 2017 şi alegerile prezidenţiale din iunie 2018, 'urmăreau un scop nemărturisit, acela de a înăbuşi pluralismul şi de a limita jocul liber al dezbaterii politice, aflat chiar în centrul noţiunii de societate democratică'.Decizia CEDO critică şi reforma constituţională controversată din mai 2016 prin care li se ridică imunitatea deputaţilor vizaţi de proceduri judiciare. 'Numai deputaţii partidelor de opoziţie, şi anume CHP şi HDP, au fost privaţi de libertate şi/sau condamnaţi' în baza acestei reforme şi a procedurilor penale deschise împotriva lor, relevă CEDO. 'Deciziile referitoare la plasarea şi menţinerea în detenţie provizorie (a lui Demirtas) nu este un caz izolat', ci 'pare să urmeze o anumită constantă', mai arată CEDO, care aminteşte că, potrivit comisarului pentru drepturile omului al Consiliului Europei, Dunja Mijatovic, 'legislaţia turcă este din ce în ce mai utilizată pentru a sufoca vocile disidente'.În decizia de marţi, CEDO mai dispune ca lui Selahattin Demirtas să-i fie acordate despăgubiri totale de 60.400 de euro.

Persons: Recep, Demirtas, Selahattin Organizations: Curtea Europeană, Drepturilor, CEDO, Partidului Democrat Popular, Europei Locations: Turcia, turc, CEDO

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