An opposition candidate has won a re-run of the Istanbul mayoral election – dealing a stinging blow to the ruling party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ekrem Imamoglu cemented his status as the Turkish opposition leader when he won the vote with an estimated 53.6 per cent. The candidate ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said his close ally Mohammad Mursi was “killed” and accused Egyptian authorities of failing to intervene to save the ex-president. “Mursi was struggling on the floor in the courtroom for 20 minutes. Authorities unfortunately did not intervene to save him,” Erdogan said during ...
