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Türkiye's Anti-Erdogan Bloc Vows to Reverse His Legacy

Türkiye's opposition alliance has vowed to reverse many of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's policies if elected in a vote expected May 14, and on Monday named Republican People's Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kilicdaroglu as their presidential candidate. The six-party Nation Alliance promises to return to a parliamentary democracy, roll back…

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Türkiye's Opposition Leader Looks to Emerge from Erdogan’s Shadow

Stuck in Recep Tayyip Erdogan's shadow throughout his career, Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu believes his time may have come after suffering repeated election defeats and scorn from the man who has dominated politics for two decades. An opposition alliance on Monday named Kilicdaroglu, chairman of the Republican People's Party…

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Who is Kilicdaroglu, Turkish opposition’s presidential candidate?

Social democrat becomes opposition bloc’s candidate against President Erdogan after compromise between two main parties.

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Alliance picks main opposition leader to run against Erdogan

A six-party alliance has nominated the leader of Turkey's main opposition party as its common candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections in May, ending months of uncertainty and bickering that had frustrated their supporters

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Turkey’s opposition names Kilicdaroglu as presidential candidate

The six-party alliance has named Kemal Kilicdaroglu as their joint candidate for the May 14 presidential race.

Al Jazeera

Türkiye’s Opposition Names Kilicdaroglu to Take on Erdogan in Election

Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu emerged on Monday as the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in landmark elections expected on May 14, after a six-party alliance picked him as expected as its presidential candidate. Kilicdaroglu, 74, head of the country's second-biggest party, aims to emerge from Erdogan's shadow…

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Turkey's IYI Party wants Ankara, Istanbul mayors to be vice presidents

Turkey's right wing IYI Party has proposed that the mayors of Ankara and Istanbul serve as vice presidents if the opposition wins the May election, an spokesperson said on Monday, after the party left the main opposition alliance last week.

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Turkey opposition split as Aksener rejects presidential candidate

IYI Party leader rejects the candidacy of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party.

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Turkish Opposition Alliance Says it Will Announce Election Candidate on Monday

Türkiye’s six-party opposition alliance said it will announce on Monday its joint candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential election, little more than two months before the vote is set to be held. Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to…

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Turkey's main opposition leader sends condolence letter to Syria's Assad

The head of Turkey's main opposition party on Thursday sent a condolence letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose country was also devastated by the Feb. 6 earthquake, saying he felt the pain of the Syrian lives lost.

Reuters

Earthquake Compounds Turkish Leader’s Woes as Election Nears

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power 20 years ago riding a wave of public outrage toward the previous government's handling of a deadly earthquake. Now, three months away from an election, Erdogan’s political future could hinge on how the public perceives his government's response to a similarly devastating…

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Earthquake compounds Turkish leader's woes as election nears

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power 20 years ago riding a wave of public outrage toward the previous government’s handling of a deadly earthquake

The Independent UK

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Death Toll Crosses 24,000

Rescuers pulled out children on Friday (local time) from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll crossed 24,000, reported The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). Read further On Dynamite News:

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Turkish anger turns to Erdogan over quake delays, weak buildings

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing mounting criticism from earthquake survivors and opposition parties over the country’s poor construction record and what they say has been an inadequate response to one of its worst natural disasters.

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Death toll tops 24,000 as Turkey, Syria rescue efforts continue

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earthquake rescue efforts ‘not as fast as we wanted them to be’.

The Independent UK

‘Where is the state?’ Erdogan faces anger of his people over Turkey earthquake relief

The president has admitted some issues with the speed of help arriving in devastated areas, but it has done little to calm survivors who have lost loved ones and their homes, writes Borzou Daragahi

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Erdogan calls Turkish general election for 14 May, one month early

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey's elections will be held on 14 May, month earlier than scheduled. The political opposition is still searching for an agreed candidate to stand against him.

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Turkey's Erdogan announces elections for May 14

Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey's elections will be held on May 14 -- a month earlier than scheduled -- as the opposition still searches for a unified candidate to stand against him.

Reuters

Explainer-What's at stake in Turkey's upcoming elections

President Tayyip Erdogan is aiming to extend his 20-year rule in elections that will decide not just who leads Turkey but how it is governed, where its economy is headed and what role it may play to ease conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Reuters

Analysis-Turkish court raises stakes in search for a challenger to Erdogan

Six months from an election in which Turkey's opposition has its best shot at unseating President Tayyip Erdogan in 20 years, a jail sentence against one of its brightest hopes has raised the stakes in the struggle to agree a presidential challenger.

The Independent UK

Turkey: Erdogan’s most popular political rival sentenced to jail and banned from politics

Anger as president’s most feared political opponent could be banned from next year’s elections

AFP

Istanbul's opposition mayor barred from politics over 'insult'

Istanbul (AFP) - A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Istanbul's popular opposition mayor to nearly three years jail in a politically charged defamation trial that effectively bars him from standing in next June's presidential election.

AFP

Istanbul mayor's 'insult' trial resumes ahead of elections

Istanbul (AFP) - Istanbul's popular opposition mayor faced new hearings Wednesday in a politically-charged trial that could bar him from seeking office months before next year's general election.

AFP

Headscarf debate heats up ahead of Turkish vote

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party will submit a constitutional amendment to parliament next week enshrining women's right to wear headscarves at work and in daily life, reviving a hugely divisive issue in the officially secular state.

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