Turkey elections 2015

 Erdogan: people vote in favor of stability

Erdogan: people vote in favor of stability

Turkish citizens voted in the last parliamentary elections in favor of stability, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.  "Let's be as one, be brothers and all be Turkey together," he called …

Election results strengthen Turkish lira against dollar

Election results strengthen Turkish lira against dollar

The Turkish lira strengthened against the dollar by 5.4% after Sunday's victory for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The currency was trading at 2.7579 to the dollar.  The currency jumped the most since …

Davutoglu: AKP to change Turkish constitution

Davutoglu: AKP to change Turkish constitution

Turkey’s Prime Minister and the leader of the Justice and Development Party, which won during the recent parliamentary elections, Ahmet Davutoglu, has stressed the need to change the constitution. "Today's election result is a ...

Azerbaijan and Turkey elect parliaments

Azerbaijan and Turkey elect parliaments

Parliamentary elections started today in Azerbaijan and Turkey. Elections to the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis started at 08:00 am, the voting will last until 19:00. Voters will choose 125 of the 767 most deserving candidates for …

Terrorist attack in Ankara brings instability back to Turkey

Terrorist attack in Ankara brings instability back to Turkey

Turkey will not remain the same and attacks will continue. The country has returned to the times of instability and threats, a Turkish political commentator, Burhan Ozkoshar, told Vestnik Kavkaza. "I do not believe that ...

Erdogan is to blame for early elections, opposition says

Erdogan is to blame for early elections, opposition says

Representatives of the Turkish opposition have blamed the country's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan for holding early parliamentary elections. For example, according to the chairman of the main opposition Republican …

Bomb could be planted during Davutoglu’s speech

Bomb could be planted during Davutoglu’s speech

A bomb could be planted in the area where Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is going to make a speech in the framework of a rally of his ruling Justice and Development Party in Adana. An hour before the event, the police service …