# politics & elections (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover politics & elections. Page: Feed: --- ## [Understanding Turkish elections: A beginner’s guide](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/elections/understanding-turkish-elections-a-beginners-guide) _2026-08-13 · DAILYSABAH_ Regardless of their context, elections have always been among the most anticipated events in Türkiye, which switched to truly democratic multiparty voting in 1950. This is quite na... ## [Erdoğan marks 12 years as Türkiye's 1st directly elected president](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/elections/erdogan-marks-12-years-as-turkiyes-1st-directly-elected-president) _2026-08-10 · DAILYSABAH_ Türkiye marked on Monday 12 years since Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as Türkiye’s first president elected directly by popular vote, a period that has seen the country overhaul its system o... ## [Poll shows AK Party maintaining lead over CHP in Türkiye](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/elections/poll-shows-ak-party-maintaining-lead-over-chp-in-turkiye) _2026-07-10 · DAILYSABAH_ Türkiye's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) remained the country's most popular political party in a June opinion poll conducted by research company GENAR,... ## [Türkiye’s AK Party boasts lead in opinion polls](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/elections/turkiyes-ak-party-boasts-lead-in-opinion-polls) _2026-06-23 · DAILYSABAH_ Mustafa Şen, deputy chair of ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), told journalists on Tuesday that their party still leads in the polls after more than two decades in p... ## [President Erdoğan remains People's Alliance candidate: AK Party spox](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/elections/president-erdogan-remains-peoples-alliance-candidate-ak-party-spox) _2026-06-22 · DAILYSABAH_ The ruling People's Alliance's candidate for the next presidential election remains President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) sp... ## [Bahçeli reaffirms support for Erdoğan, timely elections](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/elections/bahceli-reaffirms-support-for-erdogan-timely-elections) _2026-06-16 · DAILYSABAH_ Devlet Bahçeli, leader of government ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), told reporters on Tuesday that they will continue supporting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and emphasiz... ## [People’s Alliance of AK Party, MHP dominates Türkiye’s by-elections](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/elections/peoples-alliance-of-ak-party-mhp-dominates-turkiyes-by-elections) _2026-06-08 · DAILYSABAH_ The ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and its ally in the People’s Alliance, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) proved they are still a force to reckon with as the... ## [Ultra-local elections test Türkiye’s political climate](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/elections/ultra-local-elections-test-turkiyes-political-climate) _2026-06-07 · DAILYSABAH_ Politicians from parties of all sizes had descended onto three cities over the past weeks before Sunday’s vote began in Tokat, Gümüşhane and Nevşehir. More than 10,000 voters went... ## [Türkiye to hold local by-elections in newly established municipalities](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/elections/turkiye-to-hold-local-by-elections-in-newly-established-municipalities) _2026-06-02 · DAILYSABAH_ Voters in six newly established municipalities and 362 neighborhoods across Türkiye will head to the polls on Sunday to elect local officials in by-elections triggered by administr... ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yzU0dJ1CrAes) _2026-06-02 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [Türkiye's top election board rejects CHP appeal in congress dispute](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/elections/turkiyes-top-election-board-rejects-chp-appeal-in-congress-dispute) _2026-05-22 · DAILYSABAH_ Türkiye's Supreme Election Council (YSK) on Friday rejected the CHP's objection to the court injunction tied to the party's congress dispute, ruling that the interim...