Kemal Kilicdaroglu emboldened by AKP slide in popularity amid economic turmoil

Students and staff oppose new rector appointed by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Claim of mismatch between health ministry statistics and data being received at a local level

Turkish president wants to raise ‘pious generation’ of young, but many disagree

Economic crises in all three countries, plus chronic shortfalls in donor funding, are fuelling resentment among citizens with increased pressure on Syrians to leave

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Victory for opposition candidate in Istanbul a stunning setback for president

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The loss of Turkey’s biggest city blows apart the president’s myth of invincibility

Appeal of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to conservatives spells trouble for Turkey’s president

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Re-run of mayoral election sees CHP candidate secure wider victory than three months ago

Turkey’s ruling party concedes defeat in vote that will have major repercussions

Rerun of Istanbul’s mayoral election poses threat to Erdogan authority

Erdogan’s party faces uphill battle to wrest back control of Turkey’s largest city

Ekrem Imamoglu says his brief time in office made him resolve to end wasteful spending

Turkey’s president cites ‘organised corruption’ in poll won by opposition candidate