One of Turkiye’s oldest and biggest clubs Galatasaray have clinched their 23rd Süper Lig title in style, defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away from home at the Eryaman Stadium on Tuesday night. Argentinian striker Mauro Icardi opened the scoring for Galatasaray after 7 minutes, sweeping a cross into the 6-yard box into goal lead. The home team […]
Two far-right politicians, Sinan Oğan and Ümit Özdağ, started the Presidential Election as allies. Now, they turn Kingmaker, but each one is backing a different side. The first round of the Turkish Presidential Elections on 14 May ended with unexpected results. The political surveys proved accurate in one sense – no one candidate would poll […]
While much of the spotlight for the Turkish Parliamentary and Presidential elections has been on voters inside Turkiye, a sizeable part of the electorate actually lives abroad. Currently, 3.4 million overseas Turks have the right to vote in elections in Turkiye. The figure represents around 5% of the Turkish electorate of 64.1 million people. A […]
Sunday saw a record number of Turks go to the polls to vote in the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. All eyes were on the incumbent, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and whether, after two decades in charge, he could hold on to the top job. A total of 64.1 million electorate, including 3.4 million citizens abroad and […]
Married women in Türkiye will be able to use their maiden name without any reference to their husbands’ surnames. The Turkish Constitutional Court has decided to annul Article 187 of the Turkish Civil Code, which compelled women to take their husbands’ surnames and ditch their own after marriage. The landmark ruling last month has paved […]
Two big elections are taking place in Türkiye on Sunday 14 May 2023: the Presidential and Parliamentary elections. While most media attention has been dominated on Erdoğan and whether, after 20 years in power, he can win again in the Presidential elections, the makeup of the Grand Assembly also has an important bearing on Turkish […]
On Sunday 14 May 2023, millions of voters in Türkiye head to the polls for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections. This year, the country celebrates its centenary as a Republic and Sunday’s vote is likely to go down as one of the most anticipated and pivotal days in the country’s history so far. Official figures […]
Istanbul-born economist, politician and former head of the United Nations Development Programme, Kemal Derviş has died at the age of 74. He had Parkinson’s Disease and was being treated in Washington D.C. at the time of his death on Monday. Derviş was a Vice President at the World Bank in Washington when he decided to […]
The Coronation of King Charles III on Saturday has generated acres of international media coverage and tens of thousands of social media posts, with striking images from the Westminster Abbey service and supporting events circulated all around the world. One unusual take on this centuries old ceremony has come from Jannes the head of the […]
The gap between Süper Lig leaders Galatasaray and second place Fenerbahçe has closed to just 3 points after a pulsating weekend of football in Turkiye. Despite taking the lead, Galatasaray found themselves on the losing side in their big local derby against Beşiktaş at the Vodafone Stadium on Sunday. Cimbom’s Argentinian striker Mauro Icardi opened […]
