Justice and Development Party election campaign, June

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's upcoming three-day visit to the United Kingdom will be a step forward to improve ties, said the British ambassador to Turkey on May 10. 

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has criticized an opposition Twitter campaign telling the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan "enough" ("tamam" in Turkish) ahead of the June 24 election, saying it is sponsored by foreign powers.

The leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has announced a manifesto ahead of the June 24 presidential and parliamentary snap elections, vowing to strengthen "social justice" in every sphere of life.

Former co-chair of Turkey's Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) challenged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from behind prison bars and said a fair vote in next month's election was impossible under the state of emergency.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 4 slammed Turkey's opposition parties over the delay in their formal announcement of an alliance they have struck for the upcoming June 24 snap elections.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its election ally the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have jointly applied to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) for the nomination of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the upcoming snap presidential elections.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he will hold a rally with overseas voters in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo, after a number of European countries barred Turkish politicians from staging pre-election campaign rallies on their soil. 

The main opposition leader has hinted that Turkey's top soldier and chief presidential advisor threatened former President Abdullah Gül not to run for presidency and has called on them to make a clear statement about the alleged meeting in the course of key parliamentary and presidential elections.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on May 3 formally nominated party founder and leader President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as its candidate for Turkey's early presidential elections scheduled for June 24. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan celebrated May Day in a message issued on April 30, one day ahead of International Workers' Day.