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June 02, 2023 05:45 PM IST Erdogan’s superior campaign organisation did much to offset anger over the earthquake in the presidential elections. But the economy of the quake affected areas is in deep trouble. More worryingly, there isn't much aid seeping in
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May 29, 2023 02:42 PM IST The Turkish president's latest victory will signal that strongmen around the world can continue to rule and be re-elected despite efforts by America to get them defeated.
- May 29, 2023 12:08 PM IST
The 69-year-old Erdogan overcame Turkey's worst economic crisis in a generation and the most powerful opposition alliance to ever face his Islamic-rooted party on his way to his toughest election win.
- May 29, 2023 10:05 AM IST
Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election Sunday, extending his rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities.
- May 29, 2023 06:34 AM IST
A third term gives Erdogan, a polarizing populist, an even stronger hand domestically and internationally, and the election results will have implications far beyond the capital of Ankara. Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it plays a key role in NATO.
- May 16, 2023 11:31 AM IST
The freezing of Russia’s forex reserves by the US has led to several central banks increasing the share of gold in their assets
- May 15, 2023 05:16 PM IST
With almost all ballots counted on May 15 morning, Erdogan led with 49.42 percent of the vote to Kilicdaroglu's 44.95 percent, according to official figures provided by state news agency Anadolu. A nationalist third candidate, Sinan Ogan, emerged as the kingmaker after picking up five percent, but has yet to come out for either frontrunner.
- May 15, 2023 10:36 PM IST
News Highlights: Windfall tax on crude petroleum has been reduced to nil from Rs 4,100 per tonne, in the latest fortnightly revision by the government. The changes will come into effect from May 16.
- May 15, 2023 06:04 AM IST
With more than 96% of ballot boxes counted, Erdogan led with 49.44% of votes and Kilicdaroglu had 44.86%, according to state-owned news agency Anadolu.
- May 14, 2023 10:23 PM IST
Opinion polls before the election had given Kilicdaroglu, who heads a six-party alliance, a slight lead, with two polls on Friday showing him above the 50% threshold needed to win outright. If neither wins more than 50% of the vote, a runoff will be held on May 28.
- May 13, 2023 06:25 PM IST
Russia will be among the countries that will be worst-affected if Erdogan loses.
- May 13, 2023 07:47 AM IST
Here is a guide to the election, the presidential candidates, and the political alliances vying for power.
- May 12, 2023 05:45 PM IST
Surveys show Kilicdaroglu ahead of him in the first round of voting. If no candidate secures more than half of the votes in the first round, a May 28 runoff will be held between the two leading candidates.
- May 11, 2023 01:10 PM IST
Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday are taking place amid rampant inflation and months after a catastrophic earthquake killed over 50,000 people in the country’s south.
- May 01, 2023 12:31 PM IST
Ankara, May 1 (AP) Turkish forces have killed the leader of the Islamic State group during an operation in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said..
- April 03, 2023 11:06 AM IST
End a long day of travel with, or spend an entire day of, dipping into natural thermal water. These photogenic hot springs across the globe will relax the body and the senses.
- March 27, 2023 06:00 PM IST
Yogesh Alekari, who has clocked over one lakh kilometres in his bike while riding in Gadkile district of Maharashtra, will start his journey to London on May 1.
- March 21, 2023 03:01 PM IST
Turkish Airlines is looking to start flights to six new destinations in India, including Ahmedabad and Chennai.
- March 04, 2023 08:17 AM IST
The earthquake has also compounded myriad other troubles in Syria, where the nearly 12-year civil war has killed nearly half a million people and displaced half the country's pre-war population of 23 million.
- March 03, 2023 11:32 AM IST
Turkish authorities have been racing to find accommodation for the more than 1.5 million people left homeless after February's huge earthquakes. Survivors have been sheltering in tents, container homes, hotel resorts and even train carriages in Iskenderun, a port city in the province of Hatay, badly hit by the earthquakes.
- March 02, 2023 06:29 PM IST
Rescuers pulled a dog alive from a collapsed building in southern Turkey three weeks after last month's 7.8-magnitude deadly earthquake, local media reported on Thursday.
- March 01, 2023 07:01 PM IST
The match between Turkish football clubs Besiktas and Antalyaspor was paused after four minutes 17 seconds, representing the time the first earthquake struck Turkey and Syria at 4.17am on February 6.
- March 01, 2023 11:02 AM IST
The earthquake and subsequent powerful tremors injured more than 108,000 in Turkey and left millions sheltering in tents or seeking to move to other cities.
- February 28, 2023 07:09 AM IST
The amount is equivalent to four percent of Turkey's GDP in 2021, the Washington-based institution said, adding that the estimate does not account for the costs of reconstruction that were "potentially twice as large," a statement said.
- February 27, 2023 03:29 PM IST
The earthquake was centered in the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province, the country’s disaster management agency said.
