Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party was on track on Monday to lose control of Turkey’s two biggest cities, Istanbul and Ankara, in a stunning local election setback that could complicate the president’s plans to combat recession. While official vote tallies and Turkish broadcasters put the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidates ahead in both […]
Erdogan Wins Narrow Referendum Victory, Laying Bare Turkey’s Divisions…
Supporters of Tayyip Erdogan waved flags in the streets while opponents banged pots and pans in protest in their homes, after a narrow referendum victory gave the Turkish president sweeping powers and laid the nation’s divisions bare. The referendum will bring the biggest overhaul in Turkish politics since the founding of the modern republic, abolishing […]