ELECTIONS 2023

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• Green Left Party executive member: We will develop a roadmap together with the people 

  After the clear losses of the democratic opposition in the elections in Turkey and Northern Kurdistan, a process of criticism and self-criticism is beginning.
• Green Left Party Co-Spokesperson: We will come out of this process stronger 

  Saluting the people’s resistance against all pressures and attacks during the election campaign and expressing self-criticism for failures, Akın said: “We will come out of this process stronger.”
• Socialists in Turkey: There is a strong ground for struggle 

  Although the opposition did not win the elections, a ground for a stronger struggle was formed, say socialists in Turkey.
• Green Left Party announces distribution of tasks in parliament 

  The Green Left Party distributed tasks for its deputies in the parliament.
• Supreme Election Board releases final results of presidential runoff 

  Erdoğan, who has been Turkey's president since 2014, won the race again to rule for another five years.
• Green Left Party MP Tiryaki: We will build the future our peoples deserve 

  “We will continue to struggle for democracy. We will carry out this struggle in all areas, especially in parliament,” said Green Left Party Batman MP Mehmet Rüştü Tiryaki.
• HDK, DTK, HDP, DBP and Green Left Party: We will carry our struggle forward 

  After a meeting to evaluate the elections, HDK, DTK, HDP, DBP and Green Left Party declared that the Kurdish political movement would continue to play a determining role in the struggle for democracy.
• ‘Media bias and restrictions contributed to an unjustified advantage of the incumbent’ 

  In Turkey’s presidential runoff, a competitive campaign continued to be marked by lack of level playing field and media bias, according to international observers.
• Karimi: Turkish elections not run in a fair environment 

  Farah Karimi, Head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, which monitored the elections in Turkey, said that the second round did not take place in a fair environment.
• Economist Önder: Winning 52 % of the vote is not a victory but a defeat 

  Economist Önder stated that the 52 percent rate of votes won by Erdoğan means a defeat: “If he had been successful, he should have won 60 percent of votes at least. If I were in Erdoğan’s position, I would thank the people and resign for a better future."
• Journalist Hekimoğlu: Kurds did their part in presidential election 

  Evaluating Sunday’s presidential election in Turkey, journalist İnci Hekimoğlu emphasized that the Kurds did their part in the second round.
• Iraqi minister says agriculture under threat since Turkey does not release water  

  The Iraqi Minister of Water Resources said that Iraq's water reserve decreased by 7 billion cubic meters compared to last year, warning that this situation would negatively affect Iraqi agriculture.
• HDP and Green Left Party: Our people voted against the one-man regime 

  HDP and Greens and Left Future Party said Kurds voted against the one-man regime.
• Kurds once again say 'no' to Erdoğan  

  AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan lost votes in Kurdistan once again in the second round of the Presidential elections.
• Erdogan elected President  

  YSK chair Ahmet Yener announced that Tayyip Erdoğan was elected President with 99.43 percent of the votes counted.
• Erdoğan’s first speech full of threats 

  The presidential candidate of the People's Alliance, Tayyip Erdoğan, said: "We will be together until the grave."
• YSK announces results with 75.42% of ballot boxes opened  

  The YSK announced results with 75.42 percent of ballot boxes opened
• Voting for presidential election ends, counting begins in Turkey 

  Two weeks after the first round, the presidential election in Turkey, around 61 million eligible voters were called to cast their ballots and thus decide who will govern the country for the next five years.
• People attacked by the police and prevented from voting in Cizre 

  The second round of the presidential election is marked by a series of irregularities and attacks.
• Attacks and irregularities at several polling stations 

  Reports are coming through of attacks on election observers protesting against block voting, especially in the Kurdish region.
• Buldan: One vote can change the destiny of the country 

  HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan cast her vote and said, "One vote can change many things. It can change the destiny of the country."
• First irregularities registered in Yalova  

  It was reported from Çınarcık in Yalova district that envelopes with ballot papers that do not belong to the polling station were found in the ballot boxes.
• Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar: Reclaim your will, reclaim our future 

  Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit cast their vote in Urfa.
• Green Left Party co-speakers urge everyone to protect the ballot boxes 

  The co-speakers of the Green Left Party, Çiğdem Kılıçgün Uçar and Ibrahim Akın, have cast their votes. They called on voters to use their voice and protect the ballot boxes from fraud.
• Polling stations open in Turkey 

  The second round of the presidential election in Turkey began. The polling stations were open at 8 am local time. AKP-MHP government leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu are running to become the next president.