Turkish presidential election candidate nominations
Former footballer named TİP's candidate for Hatay mayor
The Workers' Party of Türkiye (TİP) has put forward former football player Gökhan Zan as its candidate for mayor in the earthquake-ravaged Hatay province.
İYİ Party names Buğra Kavuncu as Istanbul mayoral candidate
İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has declared that her party's vice-chair responsible for organization, Buğra Kavuncu, will be the mayoral candidate for Istanbul in the upcoming local elections on March 31.
Erdogan aims to regain major cities, names candidates
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday named several of his party's candidates for March's nationwide election.
The ruling party will try to recover cities lost to the opposition's Republican People's Party, or CHP, five years ago — including the country's largest city, Istanbul, and the capital, Ankara.
Another İYİ Party MP resigns over solo run decision
The decision of the İYİ (Good) Party to go solo in next March's local elections has resulted in yet another resignation, with Ankara MP Yüksel Arslan announcing his departure and pledging his support to the capital's incumbent mayor, Mansur Yavaş.
İYİ Party refuses election alliance with CHP
The İYİ (Good) Party has turned down the main opposition party's calls to forming an alliance for the municipal elections to be held in March 2024.
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Mansur Yavaş applies to seek reelection as Ankara mayor
Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş has officially submitted his candidacy application to the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in anticipation of next March's municipal elections.
CHP, İYİ Party leaders meet to discuss upcoming local polls
The newly-elected chair of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), Özgür Özel, engaged in a meeting with İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener on Nov. 30 in a bid to forge new alliances ahead of the local election slated for next March.
İYİ Party to run solely in all provinces in municipal polls
İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has revealed plans to contest all 81 provinces, including key battlegrounds Istanbul and Ankara, in the upcoming local elections without forming any alliances.
The announcement comes as Istanbul and Ankara mayors Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş, respectively, declared their intentions to seek re-election in the upcoming March municipal elections.
Mansur Yavaş set to run again for Ankara mayor
With a few months left for the local elections slated for March next year, Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş has announced his intention to seek reelection.
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CHP leader backs Istanbul mayor's potential reelection
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has extended his support behind the possible reelection bid of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in the face of internal pressures for change within the party initiated by the mayor himself.