Trkiye’s 85 million-strong citizens are the winners in the national elections that concluded today, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, confident in his clear lead towards reelection.”All 85 million of our citizens are the winners of both t…
Day: May 28, 2023
World leaders congratulate Turkish President Erdogan on reelection victory
World leaders took to social media and public platforms to congratulate Trkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who won a historic reelection Sunday as the nation’s president.US President Joe Biden congratulated President Erdogan on his reelection, saying he l…
Broadcasting ban lifted on results of Turkish presidential runoff election
A broadcasting ban on Trkiye’s presidential runoff results was lifted on Sunday evening by the country’s top election authority.The Supreme Election Council (YSK) lifted the ban as of 6.15 p.m. local time (1515GMT), council Chairman Ahmet Yener told r…
Pamuk hits the polls: Lamb follows owner everywhere, including the Turkish ballot booth
Ummiye had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow, and everywhere that Ummiye went, that lamb was sure to go … including the ballot booth.Ummiye Guzel, 52, and her lamb named Pamuk (Cotton), on Sunday cast a vote together in Istanbul in Trkiye’s…
Turks in Germany celebrate Erdogan’s victory in presidential runoff
In Germany, which is home to the world’s largest Turkish diaspora, hundreds of Turks took to the streets on Sunday evening to celebrate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s projected election victory.In the capital Berlin, AK Party supporters celebrated i…
30 years after arson attack, Turkish-origin family calls for stronger unity in Germany against racism
The Genc family, which was the victim of the 1993 arson attacks, has called for stronger unity against racism and right-wing extremism in Germany.Kamil Genc, who lost two daughters, two sisters and his nephew in the racist attack, told Anadolu that me…
Azerbaijan celebrates 105th anniversary of independence
Azerbaijan on Sunday celebrated its 105th anniversary of independence.Considered to be the “first democratic republic of the Muslim East,” Azerbaijan’s independence was declared by the country’s National Council chaired by Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh, who …
Saudi Arabia, US urge Sudan’s warring rivals to extend cease-fire
Saudi Arabia and the United States on Sunday called on Sudan’s warring rivals to extend their temporary cease-fire.A 7-day cease-fire between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group is set to expire on Monday. The agree…
Voting ends in Trkiye’s presidential runoff election
Polling stations across Trkiye closed on Sunday as voting in the country’s presidential runoff election ended at 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT).More than 64.1 million people were registered to vote, including over 1.92 million who earlier cast their ball…
Kremlin claims Western countries waging war against Russia on ‘all fronts’
The Kremlin claimed on Sunday that Western countries are waging a war against Russia on ‘all fronts.'”In a broader sense, there is a war. There is a war against us on all fronts: be it the economy, interstate relations, property relations,” Kremlin sp…