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The previous Turkish general election took place in 2018. The election marked the country's transition from a parliamentary system to a presidential one, as narrowly endorsed by voters in the 2017 constitutional referendum. That election resulted in a victory for incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who had held the position since 2014.
On 18 January 2023, Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, signalled that the elections will be held earlier than the scheduled date, specifically on 14 May 2023, in a symbolic reference to the election victory of former Prime Minister Adnan Menderes on 14 May in the 1950 Turkish general election, defeating the candidate of the then governing CHP ...
The head of Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK), which tracks the official results, said that Mr Erdogan was elected as the new president with 52.14 per cent of the votes, compared to 47.86 ...
The 28th Parliament of Turkey was elected at the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election. [1] It succeeded the 27th Parliament of Turkey in May 2023. The 600 members , elected through proportional representation from 87 electoral districts of Turkey , are shown below.
Preliminary results showed the longtime leader had 49.5% of the vote. ... May 15, 2023. Turkey's presidential elections appeared to be heading toward a second-round runoff on Monday, with ...
The voter turnout for the average of 18 parliamentary election is 81.4%; of the local elections is 78.7% and of the referendums is 83.1%. Turkey relatively has a high voter turnout rate comparing to modern democracies. The participation rate in Turkey is also higher than the participation rates in countries where compulsory voting is loosely ...
Turkey Election A ballot with the names and images of two presidential candidates, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Kemal Kilicdaroglu, at a polling station, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023.
The Nation Alliance only marginally improved on its 2018 vote, winning a combined 34% and 212 MPs. The Labour and Freedom Alliance suffered a decline in their vote, winning just over 10% and 66 seats. No other electoral alliance won seats. The election resulted in seven parties entering the parliament, which is a record in Turkish politics.