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The Turkish government tried to hand over a mayorship to someone who only got 27 percent of the vote. Residents just weren’t having it.

In the days ahead, the AK Party will likely undergo internal evaluations, marking a crucial phase in recent Turkish policy history, with a focus on social...

Although Turkey has been critical of Israel's war on Gaza, its failure to cut trade ties might have cost the AKP key votes

When the law fails to stop the ruling party from cheating, protests work. That's the lesson Kurds in the city of Van, Turkey, learned during their local…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came up short in recent local elections as Turks, including longtime AKP voters, expressed their dismay over the spiraling economy.

The framework for the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) “bold self-criticism” regarding the municipal election has become clear....

The recent local elections have tasked both the government and the opposition with new responsibilities, as determined by Turkish voters

Election authority reverses ejection of Kurdish winner of mayoral race in city of Van in eastern Turkey.

ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s pro-Kurdish party on Wednesday said the country’s election authority had reinstated a ...

Turkey's highest election authority has restored a newly elected pro-Kurdish mayor's right to hold office. Wednesday's decision overturned an earlier one that revoked the mayor's mandate and led to protests and arrests. Abdullah Zeydan, a politician from the pro-Kurdish Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, won the post of mayor in the eastern city of Van in Sunday's local election. But a court said Zeydan, who has spent time in prison, was not eligible to run and he was...