Turkish general election

Turkey's foreign minister congratulated the newly elected head of the Council of Europe on June 26.

Polling started on June 23 for Turkey's re-run local elections to elect a new mayor for Istanbul.

It is not possible for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to withdraw its paid military service bill, the party's group deputy chair Bülent Turan said on June 12.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 15 that Turkey and Iraq are in discussions to sign a mutually beneficial military cooperation and trust agreement after day-long meetings in the capital Ankara.

"Turkey will continue its efforts to join the EU," he said, quoted by NOVA TV. 

"EU efforts to safeguard its values ​​are doomed to failure without the full participation of Turkey," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

ue to a "blemish" in March's local elections in Istanbul, Turkey's metropolis of 16 million people, the public wants a do-over election, said Turkey's president on Saturday, reports Anadolu Agency, quoted by middleeastmonitor.com

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled on May 4 that he favors a re-run of a mayoral election in Istanbul which resulted in a victory for the candidate of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated that his suggestion to form what he called the Alliance of Turkey is not an alternative to the ongoing alliance between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), dubbed the People's Alliance.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on April 27 that Turkey's ruling party succeeded in local elections held last month.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on April 25 congratulated Ukraine's president-elect Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call.