content tagged with presidential elections 2014

Erdoğan’s Assets Published on Official Gazette

Erdoğan’s Assets Published on Official Gazette

Turkey’s Official Gazette published the assets of President Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan. According to this, Erdoğan is expecting a 500.000 lira payment from his son Burak Erdoğan.

Erdoğan Takes Oath As 12th President

Erdoğan Takes Oath As 12th President

Having received his official election results, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was sworn in as president this afternoon.

Hürriyet Newspaper Declines to Publish Özdil’s Op-Ed

Hürriyet Newspaper Declines to Publish Özdil’s Op-Ed

Hürriyet newspaper didn’t publish an op-ed written by columnist Yılmaz Özdil regarding “Who the next prime minister should be” in Turkey.

“Erdoğan’s Parliamantarian Immunity Will End on August 15"

ERTUĞRUL YALÇINBAYIR COMMENTED

“Erdoğan’s Parliamantarian Immunity Will End on August 15"

Ertuğrul Yalçınbayır, one of AKP's Co-Founders, a lawyer, deputy and former AKP Vice Chairman, said Erdoğan’s duties as party chairman, deputy and prime minister will end officially after the ultimate announcement of his presidency on August 15.

12 August 2014 Ekin Karaca

OSCE: Erdoğan Used His Position, Media Was One-Sided

OSCE: Erdoğan Used His Position, Media Was One-Sided

OSCE officials released a statement on the presidential elections, saying that PM Erdoğan used his prime ministry resources and caused legal ambiguity and gaps. “The media did one-sided coverage,” the report also stated.

Abdullah Gül to Return to AKP

Abdullah Gül to Return to AKP

Turkey's 11th President Abdullah Gül declared that he will return to his party AKP at the end of his term.

Where Did Candidates Receive Most and Least Votes?

Where Did Candidates Receive Most and Least Votes?

Where did presidential candidates receive the most votes? Where did presidential candidates receive the least votes?

[MAP] Turkey’s Presidential Election Results

[MAP] Turkey’s Presidential Election Results

According to Anatolian News Agency (AA), 99.83 percent of ballots are open in country-wide, the counting of votes outside Turkey is complete for the 12th Presidential Elections.

Sezgin Tüzün: Erdoğan Didn’t Win, the Opposition Lost

Sezgin Tüzün: Erdoğan Didn’t Win, the Opposition Lost

Sezgin Tüzün analyzed that voter turnout would be 70% in his last article he wrote before elections and we talked to him about results of elections. “Those not having voted determined the result of elections and the opposition lost by 14% vote” he said.

11 August 2014 Haluk Kalafat

What is Awaiting Turkey With President Erdoğan?

ECONOMIST ALI BILGE COMMENTED

What is Awaiting Turkey With President Erdoğan?

Economist Ali Bilge predicted that Erdoğan’s new presidential era is pregnant to social and economic crisis - a phenomenon that will inevitably affect the ruling AKP.

11 August 2014 Elif Akgül

Kılıçdaroğlu: Evildoers of the Nation...

Kılıçdaroğlu: Evildoers of the Nation...

CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu responded to journalists in a discriminative way. He said: “Erdoğan is the candidate for evildoers.”

Selahattin Demirtaş Announces His Roadmap

Selahattin Demirtaş Announces His Roadmap

People’s Democratic Party Co-Chair and presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş announced his roadmap regarding the presidential elections.

18 July 2014 Nilay Vardar

Demirtaş Files Complaint Against TRT

Demirtaş Files Complaint Against TRT

President candidate of People's Democracy Party (HDP) Demirtaş filed a complaint against TRT for its partial broadcasting, requesting a prosecution of involved officials and 100 liras as non-pecuniary damages.

What Happens to İhsanoğlu’s Symbolic Donation

What Happens to İhsanoğlu’s Symbolic Donation

Presidential candidate İhsanoğlu symbolically donated 1,000 liras each to his opponents. While Demirtaş said “the other one has a lot, donate his share to me”, Erdoğan’s lawyers returned the donation.

Press Council Urges For Equal Opportunity in Elections

Press Council Urges For Equal Opportunity in Elections

Claiming that Turkey’s state television remained partial in presidential elections, Press Council urged Higher Election Board to provide conditions for equal representation.

Which President? 3 Definitions From 3 Parties

Which President? 3 Definitions From 3 Parties

Turkey’s political party leader came up with the “ideal” characteristics of the new president as follows. Erdoğan: He will also struggle with the “parallel structure”. Kılıçdaroğlu: Transparent as glass. Yüksekdağ: Peoples’ candidate.

Call for Presidential Candidates: Declare Your Families’ Assets

Call for Presidential Candidates: Declare Your Families’ Assets

Transparency Organization demanded a juridical regulation for presidential candidates to share their assets with public opinion. It called the candidates for declaring their first degree relatives’ assets.

Presidential Candidates Declare Their Assets

Presidential Candidates Declare Their Assets

Presidential candidates Selahattin Demirtaş, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared their assets to Turkey’s Higher Board of Elections.

“I Can Run For President if My Party Approves”

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2014

“I Can Run For President if My Party Approves”

HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş said that he could run for president in the condition that his party assembly approved his candidacy.

HDP: We Will Support Our Candidate in Second Round

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2014

HDP: We Will Support Our Candidate in Second Round

HDP Deputy Levent Tuzel said that they will struggle for the achievement of their candidate, and not support other candidates from other parties in second round of presidential election.

“I’m Honored But I will Continue with CHP”

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2014

“I’m Honored But I will Continue with CHP”

“I am honored but I will continue with CHP,” Rıza Türmen, CHP’s Izmir province deputy, said regarding his selection of president candidates by HDP.

İhsanoğlu: I Observe with Acknowledgement

İhsanoğlu: I Observe with Acknowledgement

After being selected as the president candidate of Turkey’s main opposition parties, Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu said that “standing in the middle of this consensus is an outcome of a kind regard”.

“We Can Support a Candidate with Similar Mentality on Round 2”

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2014

“We Can Support a Candidate with Similar Mentality on Round 2”

After CHP’s visit regarding the presidential election, Kürkçü stated that HDP will nominate its own candidate, but they can support CHP in the second round, depending CHP’s candidate.