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When will Turkey’s next election be held?
The next general election must be held by June 2023, although many believe it will happen much sooner
Monday 9 January 2023
A century later, Turkey is set to return to North Africa
Turkey's plan to join the fighting in Libya is a military risk and a public opinion gamble
Thursday 2 January 2020
Can Ali Babacan’s movement dent the AK Party behemoth?
The former deputy prime minister has interesting plans, but needs to attract far more prominent figures besides himself
Thursday 11 July 2019
Ekrem’s promise, Ekrem’s destiny
Ekrem İmamoğlu‘s impressive victory has triggered huge expectations for his future. He must now demonstrate he is worthy of them
Tuesday 25 June 2019
As it happened: the Ekrem İmamoğlu vs Binali Yıldırım TV debate
How Turkey's first major political TV debate in 16 years unfolded
Sunday 16 June 2019
Binali Yıldırım’s gamble
The former prime minister has more to lose by challenging Istanbul mayoral rival Ekrem İmamoğlu to Turkey's first televised political debate in 17 years
Monday 10 June 2019
Election live 2019: Turkey votes in local elections
Updates throughout the day on 31 March 2019 as Turkey votes in local elections
Sunday 31 March 2019
Ankara mayoral candidate Mansur Yavaş’s ‘legal troubles’ are not what they may seem
The top contender to create an electoral upset on March 31 finds himself on the receiving end of a bizarrely complicated lawsuit
Monday 11 March 2019
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
The election no-one expected
President Erdoğan did not have to call this election now. That shows how confident he is of victory
Wednesday 18 April 2018