Erdogan wins Turkish election, extending rule to third decade
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey’s presidential election, defeating opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s runoff vote and stretching his rule into a third decade. With 99.43% of the votes counted, preliminary official results announced by Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK)
TURKEY’S GROWING INFLUENCE IN SENEGAL AND AFRICA
Senegal in particular President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had planned a three-nation tour in Africa between Feb. 20 and Feb. 23; however, the visit to Guinea-Bissau was canceled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine while the other two visits to Senegal
ERDOĞAN CALLS ON EU TO SHOW SENSITIVITY ABOUT TURKEY’S MEMBERSHIP
Turkey appreciates the European Union’s efforts to include Ukraine in the bloc, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday and urged Brussels to show the same sensitivity for Turkey’s accession process. Asked about Ukraine’s bid for European Union membership at a joint
THE BIGGEST WINNER IN UKRAINE SO FAR: TURKEY’S ERDOGAN
Against a backdrop of Russian bombs falling indiscriminately on civilians in Kharkhiv and Kyiv, Ukrainian and Russian delegations met for an initial round of ceasefire talks – and Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reiterated that Turkey could not cut off
CURRENCY INFLATION
TURKEY’S INFLATION SURGES TO 54%, HIGHEST IN 20 YEARS ISTANBUL, March 3 (Reuters) – Turkey’s annual inflation jumped more than expected to a two-decade high of 54.4% in February, fuelled by a crash in the lira last year and soaring commodity
