content tagged with 2019 local elections

İstanbul Election Drama Makes it into Stadiums as Supporters Chant 'Mandate İmamoğlu'

İstanbul Election Drama Makes it into Stadiums as Supporters Chant 'Mandate İmamoğlu'

The opposition's winning-but-not-yet-mandated candidate for the İstanbul mayorship, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was at the football games of "the Big Three," Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş, on the weekend. Supporters welcomed him with slogans.

15 April 2019 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

CHP's İmamoğlu: 'I will Lean on 16 Million People'

2019 LOCAL ELECTIONS

CHP's İmamoğlu: 'I will Lean on 16 Million People'

The main opposition candidate for İstanbul mayorship has responded to President Erdoğan, who said, "If the elected mayor does not have a municipal council to lean on, he or she cannot get budget.

HDP MP Paylan: Not a Single Objection by HDP is Accepted Throughout Turkey

2019 LOCAL ELECTIONS

HDP MP Paylan: Not a Single Objection by HDP is Accepted Throughout Turkey

Paylan asks, "If we were ahead of AKP by 3 votes in if they objected to these results, would the objections be accepted or not?"

4 April 2019 Ekin Karaca

Demirören Media Outlets Distort HDP Co-Chair Temelli's Words

Demirören Media Outlets Distort HDP Co-Chair Temelli's Words

Sezai Temelli's remarks in a program he participated in the Artı TV have been distorted by Demirören Media Group's outlets Hürriyet, Posta and CNN Turk.

'A Journalism Reflex' by CNN Turk: Interrupting Opposition Candidate, Putting Erdoğan on Air

'A Journalism Reflex' by CNN Turk: Interrupting Opposition Candidate, Putting Erdoğan on Air

CNN Turk last night interrupted an interview with the main opposition CHP's İstanbul mayoral candidate İmamoğlu to broadcast Erdoğan's speech live. Host Aydın could not understand why she is being criticized for showing "a journalist's reflex."

14 March 2019 Haluk Kalafat