Turkey's Supreme Election Council

Turkey's president has announced May 14 as the date for the country's next parliamentary and presidential elections.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who plans to seek reelection, made the announcement during a Saturday youth conference in northwestern Bursa province. A video of the event was released Sunday.

Muharrem Akkaya took over as president of Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK).

His predecessor Sadi Given retired after serving the YSK for seven years.

Akkaya received eight out of 11 votes of the board in a secret ballot.

He will serve his term until January 2023.

Turkey's Supreme Election Council (VIS) announced on June 24 the official results of the Istanbul re-election, saying the main opposition Republican People's Party (EPP) candidate, Ekrem Imamoglu, is the winner of the June 23 election, with 54%.

The re-election in Istanbul is finalized.

Imamoglu received 54.21% of the votes, " VIS President  Sadi Güven said.

Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK) on May 13 rejected appeals by main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and İyi (Good) Party for annulment of the entire March 31 local elections in Istanbul, including districts of Turkey's biggest metropolis.

Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK) announced do-over of Istanbul local elections on May 6 after it made deliberations on an appeal filed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which which wanted to annul and re-run the March 31 local elections in Istanbul, 36 days after the opposition's candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, won to become mayor of the country's largest city.

Turkey's Supreme Election Council on April 8 partially rejected an appeal by the ruling AKP to recount all votes in Istanbul except for 51 ballot boxes in 21 districts.       

Ankara's newly elected mayor received his certificate of election on April 8 from Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK).          

Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK) decided early April 3 that some votes will be reassessed in seven districts of Istanbul following March 31 local elections.

The two separate alliances running in the March 31 local elections expanded their scopes in last-minute moves late Feb. 19 as the initial lists of candidates have been submitted to Turkey's Supreme Election Council (YSK).