If found guilty, he faces up to seven years in prison and a ban from politics.Before his arrest, Imamoglu, 55, was widely seen as the strongest threat to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to ...

Neither longtime Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu were able to win more than 50% of the vote. That means Turkey is heading for a runoff on May 28.

Turkey will have a runoff election on May 28 after longtime leader President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was forced into a second round with only a narrow lead over his rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

The runoff election follows the May 14 general election where no candidate received a majority of votes.

Turkey braced Monday for its first election runoff after a night of high drama showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan edging ahead of his secular rival but failing to secure a first-round win.Erdogan ...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been declared the winner of Turkey's presidential election. Polls closed at 5pm local time and while votes were counted fast, for hours it remained too close to call. But ...

Turkey's presidential election will go to a run-off after the two main candidates failed to clear the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round.

Turkey's lira gained and stocks wobbled on Monday after the political opposition logged a thumping victory over President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) in local elections.

International investors are looking to increase investments in Turkey, notably in mergers and acquisitions, as they anticipate a shift to a more orthodox economic policy after May 14 elections ...

Turkey’s third-placed presidential election candidate, Sinan Ogan, on Monday backed frontrunner Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a boost ahead of the scheduled runoff vote.