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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
Turkey’s new-found obsession with New Zealand
An atrocity half a world away has a profound impact on campaigning in mayoral elections
Saturday 16 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
What is wrong with Turkey’s Euro 2024 bid?
European football's governing body UEFA says there are several problems with the Turkish plans — and it's not just about human rights
Friday 21 September 2018
I remember how brutal Turkey’s last dollar crisis was. So does Erdoğan
The last crisis was cruel to my family, but far worse for others in Turkey — JamesInTurkey.com's Michael Daventry remembers 2001
Monday 13 August 2018
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