Issues and developments during the 2015 Turkish general elections

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reassured that his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) "will not scapegoat citizens" following a setback in the local elections held on March 31.

Erdoğan's remarks came during a central executive board meeting where he addressed the election outcomes and their implications for the party's future.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to "rejuvenate" the traditionally opposition-governed city of İzmir if his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) secures victory in the upcoming municipal elections.

A powerful snowstorm that crippled Turkey's largest city has become the subject of a heated political debate, with officials from the ruling Justice and Developed Party (AKP) accusing Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu of failing to respond to the crisis properly.

The new economic model that Turkey is pursuing aims to grow the national economy by boosting investment, employment, production and export, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, reiterating that this strategy will likely record more than 10 percent growth by the end of this year.

Turkey's economic development has reached a level even higher than that of the pre-pandemic period, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 14.

"With a rapid increase in industrial production, exports, employment and growth in the last period, we have surpassed even the pre-pandemic period," Erdoğan said, addressing a group of workers.

Turkey and Israel have agreed to work towards improving their strained relations after a rare phone call between their presidents, a spokesman for Turkey's ruling AKP said on July 14. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on July 8 said Turkey's economy was under attack, stating that the motives behind such attacks were the same as that of the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt and Gezi protests.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on July 8 said Turkey's economy was under attack, stating that the motives behind such attacks were the same as that of the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt and Gezi protests.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 21 said the government will submit the fourth judiciary reform package to parliament soon.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has criticized the government for its management of the economy, saying that small businesses were suffering the most during the pandemic.

Small businesses pay the price of the government's mismanagement, he said while addressing his party members at the parliament on April 6.