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The election upset of President Erdogan’s AK Party is just the start in a long fight for liberal democracy

In a surprising turn of events, Turkey's opposition secured a significant victory in the country's local elections on Sunday (31 March), dealing a severe blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (AKP)

The European Union's top foreign policy chief said that they are looking forward to cooperating on reforms to bring Türkiye closer to the bloc. The...

Former mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan had once theorized that a victory in the capital meant an easier path to a national victory. Following this theory, having lost by ten points to the Republican People's Party means an even tougher defeat for the 70-year-old president. Is this the beginning of the end?

( Globalvoices.org ) - Turkeys local elections which took place on March 31, will go down in history as one …

Turkey's economic woes are the reason why so many voters turned against long-sitting President Erdogan, experts say.

There is no doubt that Erdogan’s mismanagement of the economy has been the driving force behind popular discontent.

For the first time since it came to power, the AKP is no longer the countrys leading party, but its second largest. Its historic rival, the nationalist Republican Peoples Party, now controls dozens of cities.

In the elections for 30 metropolitan municipalities, the CHP won 14 mayoral positions, the AKP 12, the DEM 3, and the Welfare Party 1 mayoral position, Xinhua news agency reported.

Mayoral election losses are secondary for Erdoğan’s AK Party, which must not panic while demonstrating a desire for change as it looks to recoup with a...