June 2015 Turkish general election
Başak Demirtaş opts out of Istanbul mayoral race
Başak Demirtaş, the wife of incarcerated former Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, has declared that she will not be running for mayor of Istanbul in the upcoming local elections on March 31.
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DEM Party to nominate own candidate for Istanbul
The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has announced its decision to field its own candidate for the local polls in Istanbul, obviously hinting at the end of the negotiations with the main opposition party for a potential collaboration.
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Erdoğan vows to prepare Turkish cities for the future
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the People's Alliance will work day and night to prepare the Turkish cities for the future after the municipal elections, President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said.
AKP unveils 'real municipalism' manifesto ahead of local polls
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has revealed his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) election manifesto titled "real municipalism" in anticipation of the upcoming local elections.
Erdoğan says all citizens 'worthy of equal service'
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested the commitment of his government to provide equal service to all 85 million citizens of Türkiye, regardless of political affiliations.
Parties assigned places on ballot papers for March polls
The Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) has finalized the order of political parties on the ballot papers for March 31's local elections.
The announcement follows the withdrawal of one party and the rebranding of another.
Turgut Altınok named AKP's mayoral candidate for Ankara
Turgut Altınok, the current mayor of Ankara's Keçiören district, has been officially unveiled as the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) metropolitan mayoral candidate for the capital.
The announcement came today as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan revealed the AKP's candidates for 48 cities, including 17 metropolitan areas.
AKP to unveil initial slate of candidates for local polls Sunday
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is set to unveil its first batch of candidates for the upcoming local elections on Jan. 7, spokesperson Ömer Çelik has revealed.
The remaining candidates will be officially announced on Jan. 15, along with the election manifesto, Çelik told a group of journalists at the party headquarters in the capital Ankara late on Jan. 3.
Election watchdog greenlights 36 parties for March's local polls
Supreme Election Council (YSK) head Ahmet Yener has declared that 36 political parties have been granted approval to participate in the upcoming local elections scheduled for March 31.
DEM Party has no legitimacy: Akşener
İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has asserted that the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) has no political legitimacy due to its alleged ties with the PKK terrorist organization in the aftermath of the last week's deadly terror attacks.
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