Erdogan drops idea to postpone elections - World
Senior AKP official says, "At the moment, it seems that May 14 is too early and both leaders will say okay to June 18."
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Senior AKP official says, "At the moment, it seems that May 14 is too early and both leaders will say okay to June 18."
Six people were killed after a latest earthquake struck the border regions of Turkey and Syria on Tuesday
The source also said that the idea of postponing the elections has been cast a shadow...
President Tayyip Erdogan's government is inclined to hold Turkey's elections as scheduled in June, having cooled on the idea of postponing due to this month's devastating earthquake, three officials told Reuters on Wednesday. Last month Erdogan, aiming to extend his rule into a third decade, said he was bringing the presidential and parliamentary votes forward to May to avoid holidays in June.
The deadly earthquakes of 6 February may reshape Turkey’s political landscape forever. Many Turks hold the government responsible for the scale of the disaster, raising questions about its prospects in the upcoming elections and their outcome. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul