March 31 local elections

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Scenes from the Ballot Box

LOCAL ELECTION 2019

Scenes from the Ballot Box

Ballot boxes have been opened for March 31 General Local Elections. While a voter came to the ballot box with her cat, another one came to vote on horseback. Here are some scenes from the ballot box through the lenses of photojournalists.

Allegations of Election Safety Violations in March 31 Local Elections

Allegations of Election Safety Violations in March 31 Local Elections

We have compiled the allegations of election safety violations committed during the voting procedure in March 31 General Local Elections across Turkey.

Voting Begins in Turkey

LOCAL ELECTION 2019

Voting Begins in Turkey

Voting procedure for local elections has started for 57 million voters in 81 provinces across Turkey. While votes will be counted as of 4 p.m. in the provinces where voting started at 7 a.m., counting of votes will begin in other provinces as of 5 p.m.

Demirtaş: Please Go to Polls and Cast your Vote

Demirtaş: Please Go to Polls and Cast your Vote

HDP's imprisoned former Co-Chair Demirtaş has appeared on Twitter two days into the local elections: "Maybe I won't be with you at the night of the election, but I will be looking at the same screen in my cell."

'Contrary to Past Elections, Government Spreads Fear While Opposition Gives Hope'

Q&A WITH PROF. AKARCA ON MARCH 31 ELECTIONS

'Contrary to Past Elections, Government Spreads Fear While Opposition Gives Hope'

Prof. Akarca says, "Spreading fear among the voters instead of giving hope to them does not yield positive results."

28 March 2019 Ekin Karaca

'Those Who Will Not be in Accordance With Central Administration Will Go Bankrupt'

ERDOĞAN ON LOCAL ELECTIONS

'Those Who Will Not be in Accordance With Central Administration Will Go Bankrupt'

President Erdoğan has said, "They will not be able to run the municipalities. They will not be able to even pay the salaries of personnel," on his rivals' possible wins in the March 31 local elections.

'Adults Cast Votes, Children Bear With Results'

WORKSHOP BY İHD

'Adults Cast Votes, Children Bear With Results'

Ahead of the local elections, the İstanbul Branch of the Human Rights Association has organized workshops for children aged between 7 and 12, asking their expectations from the local administrations.

Soylu Says ‘I Will Suspend Them Even When They are Elected’, What Does Law Say?

Soylu Says ‘I Will Suspend Them Even When They are Elected’, What Does Law Say?

Soylu has said that the candidates allegedly having relations with terrorist organizations will be suspended even when they are elected to municipal councils. What does the Law on Elections of Local Administrators say about the issue?

Everything You Need to Know About Turkey's 2019 Local Elections

Everything You Need to Know About Turkey's 2019 Local Elections

People of Turkey will go to polls on March 31 to elect their local administrators. Here is a detailed guide to the country's sixth election in the last five years.

25 March 2019 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Seventy Mayoral Candidates Sign 'Commitment Letter for Women-Friendly Municipalism'

Seventy Mayoral Candidates Sign 'Commitment Letter for Women-Friendly Municipalism'

Chair of the Association for Support and Training of Women Candidates (KA.DER), Nuray Karaoğlu, has said that some candidates refrain from signing the commitment letter.

22 March 2019 Evrim Kepenek

What Do Parties' Election Circulars Mean in Terms of Gender Equality?

What Do Parties' Election Circulars Mean in Terms of Gender Equality?

Examining the parties' election circulars in terms of gender equality, the Women's Coalition has released a report ahead of the March 31 polls.

HDP Co-Chair Temelli: This Country is Suffering Greatest Pain Because Media is Not Free

HDP Co-Chair Temelli: This Country is Suffering Greatest Pain Because Media is Not Free

In an election rally, HDP Co-Chair Temelli has touched on the Hürriyet newspaper which distorted his words: "This country has suffered the greatest pain because its media is not free."

Politicians in a Race to 'Speak on Behalf of HDP Voters', but What do 'HDP Voters' Think?

EVRİM KEPENEK'S IMPRESSIONS

Politicians in a Race to 'Speak on Behalf of HDP Voters', but What do 'HDP Voters' Think?

Political party representatives express their views on the HDP voters, but what do the HDP voters think about those statements?

20 March 2019 Evrim Kepenek

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.

TV Channels Don’t Run HDP’s Election Advert, Party Says 'Let's Share it From Hand to Hand'

TV Channels Don’t Run HDP’s Election Advert, Party Says 'Let's Share it From Hand to Hand'

After public and private TV channels have not showed the adverts of HDP for local elections, the party has shared the video on its social media accounts with the hashtag #EldenElePaylaşalım (Let’s share it from hand to hand).

'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

Women’s Coalition: Only 652 of 8,263 Mayor Candidates are Women

Women’s Coalition: Only 652 of 8,263 Mayor Candidates are Women

İlknur Üstün from the Women’s Coalition platform has stated that local administrations are shaped through the struggles of male governments.

11 March 2019 Evrim Kepenek

AKP Mayoral Candidate Yıldırım Resigns as Parliamentary Speaker

AKP Mayoral Candidate Yıldırım Resigns as Parliamentary Speaker

AKP’s mayoral candidate for İstanbul Binali Yıldırım has resigned as Parliamentary Speaker. Yıldırım previously said in response to criticism that he will "not resign because the elections are not a political activity.”

19 February 2019

What Does the Election Strategy of HDP Tell Us?

PENNED BY İBRAHİM GENÇ

What Does the Election Strategy of HDP Tell Us?

Of course, the biggest hype is around “making the AKP - MHP alliance lose in the West.” People’s Alliance draws its strength essentially from the opposition’s inability to come together.

8 February 2019 İbrahim Genç

‘I am Farhad, İzmir is Shirin’ Statement by AKP’s Metropolitan Mayor Candidate Zeybekci

‘I am Farhad, İzmir is Shirin’ Statement by AKP’s Metropolitan Mayor Candidate Zeybekci

AKP’s Metropolitan Mayor candidate for İzmir, who defended his statement “İzmir is the most beautiful girl in neighborhood” by saying, “I didn’t call it a woman, but a girl”, has called himself “Farhad” and İzmir “Shirin”, referring to a love story from the 12th century.

5 February 2019

HDP to Support CHP’s Metropolitan Mayor Candidate for İzmir Tunç Soyer

HDP to Support CHP’s Metropolitan Mayor Candidate for İzmir Tunç Soyer

HDP İzmir Provincial Co-Chair Kadir Baydur has stated that Tunç Soyer, who is the main opposition CHP’s Metropolitan Mayor candidate for İzmir, has been accepted not only by the HDP, but also by the labor and democracy forces of İzmir.

1 February 2019

Local Initiatives to Meet in İstanbul Ahead of Local Elections

Local Initiatives to Meet in İstanbul Ahead of Local Elections

Princes’ Islands Assembly, Beyoğlu Citizens Assembly, Güngören Democracy Platform, Electoral Process Assemblies and Şişli Democracy Assembly have made a call to all citizens to do politics with a completely new understanding ahead of local elections.

1 February 2019

Yıldırım: I Will Resign from Speaker’s Office on February 18

Yıldırım: I Will Resign from Speaker’s Office on February 18

Being nominated to Metropolitan Mayorship of İstanbul by the AKP, Binali Yıldırım, who is also the Parliamentary Speaker, has announced that he will resign from his office after he makes his application and becomes an official candidate for local elections.

30 January 2019

No Candidates by HDP for Metropolitan Municipalities of İstanbul, İzmir, Adana

No Candidates by HDP for Metropolitan Municipalities of İstanbul, İzmir, Adana

Holding a press conference regarding the local elections to be held on March 31, HDP Co-Spokesperson Saruhan Oluç has announced that they will not nominate candidates for the metropolitan municipalities of İstanbul, İzmir and Adana.

28 January 2019

More Claims on 'Moving Voters' After 'Imaginary Voters' Revelation in Princes' Islands

More Claims on 'Moving Voters' After 'Imaginary Voters' Revelation in Princes' Islands

After the CHP revealed the “imaginary voters” registered in Princes' Islands in İstanbul ahead of local elections, new claims have emerged regarding changing voters' registered addresses to gain advantage in some districts in İstanbul, Niğde, Şırnak and Urfa.

11 January 2019

Yıldırım: Election is Not a Political Activity

Yıldırım: Election is Not a Political Activity

Binali Yıldırım, whose nomination to the Mayorship of İstanbul without resigning as the Parliamentary Speaker raised controversy, has reacted to critics, saying that the debates around the issue are not legal but political.

10 January 2019

'Nominate More Women in Elections'

EQUALITY, JUSTICE, WOMEN PLATFORM

'Nominate More Women in Elections'

Out of 1,307 candidates announced by the political parties for the local elections so far, only 56 are women.

Coffee Houses Closed, Alcohol Forbidden on Local Election Day

Coffee Houses Closed, Alcohol Forbidden on Local Election Day

Sale of alcohol will be forbidden from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. on March 31, when the local elections will be held. Giving or drinking alcoholic beverages in public places will also not be allowed. Places of entertainment will be closed throughout the voting period.

CHP: We Detected Almost 500 Imaginary Voters in Princes’ Islands

CHP: We Detected Almost 500 Imaginary Voters in Princes’ Islands

Ahead of the local elections on March 31, the CHP has claimed that there are imaginary voters registered in some abandoned buildings and in homes, where people actually reside, in the Princes’ Islands district in İstanbul.

7 Kurdish Parties Form Alliance for Local Elections

7 Kurdish Parties Form Alliance for Local Elections

Releasing a joint declaration ahead of local elections on March 31, seven Kurdish political parties, movements and associations, including Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), have announced that they have formed an alliance.

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