Turkish elections

Turkey Celebrates As Erdogan Secured 5th Term As President

Millions across Turkey went on streets as President Erdogan secured yet another term as the Turkish President. President Erdogan received 52.07% of the votes against his most challenging rival & opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu fell short by 5% receiving 47.93% of the total votes.

Twitter Suspends Services In Turkey Ahead Of Elections

Twitter has suspended its services in Turkey a day before elections in the country. Twitter didn’t specify what type of content will be restricted but users suspect it’ll be about the elections. The ban was announced on a legal request just a day before Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, but twitter didn’t declare who made the request.

Turkey Opposition Accuses Russia Of Interference In Elections

The Turkish opposition party has accused Russia of interference in the electoral process ahead of the election day. Turkey’s main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu has claimed to have enough evidence to prove that the Kremlin is interfering in the Turkish elections to manipulate the results in the favor of the government.