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2018 general election
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LIVE: Turkey votes June 2018
Updates throughout the day on 24 June 2018 as Turkey decides in its first ever simultaneous presidential and parliamentary election
Saturday 23 June 2018
Is Erdoğan’s ‘coalition’ remark an admission that he is about to lose?
For the first time ever, Turkey’s president has talked about coalitions without trying to disparage them.
Friday 22 June 2018
Election 2018 round-up: will we see a second round?
Sunday will be all about the number of Erdoğan supporters the opposition can convert, but the story doesn't end there
Thursday 21 June 2018
How Turkish voting patterns have shifted in recent elections
See how the parties have competed for different voter groups since 2002
Thursday 14 June 2018
The parties’ 2018 manifestos
The main Turkish political parties have released their manifestos for the 24 June election. We compare their pledges in some policy areas here
Thursday 14 June 2018
Might the Fenerbahçe ‘giant-killing’ portend a shock poll result?
The election result in one of Turkey's biggest football clubs could have parallels across the country
Sunday 3 June 2018
What happens when you keep the HDP out of the game
Excluding Turkey's Kurdish party from an opposition electoral alliance could gift Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a majority
Saturday 5 May 2018
Abdullah Gül most likely to bow out of Turkey’s presidential race today
Barring a major surprise, the former president is not expected to challenge Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Saturday 28 April 2018
Why 15 Turkish MPs resigned, switched parties, but will be back in a week
A stunt with parliamentary arithmetic sets the tone for Turkey's snap election campaign
Sunday 22 April 2018
Is the İyi Parti entitled run in the 2018 Turkish election?
Turkey’s new centre-right movement may fall foul of rules for recently-founded political parties
Saturday 21 April 2018