Justice and Development Party election campaign, June
Ruling party 'ready for election at any time,' says President Erdoğan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed to receive "the highest vote," with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) alliance, stating that "the AKP is a party that works as if there will be an election at any time.
Erdoğan approves much-discussed new Election Law amid opposition concern over fraud
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has approved a set of controversial amendments to Turkey’s Election Law and Political Parties Laws, with opposition voices warning that the changes will undermine ballot box security ahead of key elections in 2019.
Turkish President Erdoğan speaks with Saudi King Salman by phone
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed bilateral relations and issues concerning Syria in a phone call late on Feb. 13, according to Turkish presidential sources.
CHP will find a Macron for Turkey, says senior journalist
Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kılıçdaroğlu seems to be ‘open to everything for a principled cooperation in the name of democracy’ to beat President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the presidential election in 2019, according to Sedat Bozkurt, the Ankara bureau chief of Fox Networks Group
President Erdoğan hints at expanding ‘national alliance’ with two minor parties
An alliance soon to be officially formed between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) could be expanded with the inclusion of two minor parties, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hinted in a meeting with AKP deputies on Feb. 1.
AKP MP’s proposal to grant Erdoğan ‘Gazi’ title stirs controversy
A bill prepared by ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Metin Külünk that proposes giving President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan the honorary title of “Gazi” (war veteran) has stirred fresh controversy in Turkish politics.
Former President Gül abstains from further commenting in row with Erdoğan
Former President Abdullah Gül said he did “not want to get into a further argument” over the recent polemic that erupted with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) officials, after he criticized a controversial recent state of emergency decree law.
No one may establish a new state in northern Syria, Erdoğan warns US
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Dec. 11 said “no one should dare” to establish a new state in northern Syria, warning that any such effort would be “useless.”
AKP discusses ‘pros and cons’ of MHP’s early endorsement of Erdoğan
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is currently debating the pros and cons of the Nationalist Movement Party’s (MHP) early decision to back President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the 2019 election, according to sources.
CHP slams MHP for siding with ruling party in support for Erdoğan
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) spokesperson Bülent Tezcan has slammed the Nationalist Movement Party’s (MHP) alliance with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to support the presidential candidacy of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.