Muharrem İnce
Turkish Election Results Reveal Political Divide in Balkans
Turkey's election authority has confirmed Turkey's strongman for 16 years, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, won Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections, with 99.7 per cent of the votes counted.
Democracy was the winner of Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections, Erdogan said on June 25.
Turkey Elections: Recep Tayyip Erdogan re-elected President
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the majority of votes in Sunday's high-stakes election, according to election officials -- surviving the most serious challenge yet to his political dominance and tightening his grip on the nation he has ruled for 15 years.
Those who can't afford should not use Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, says Erdoğan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 22 answered his presidential candidate rival Muharrem İnce's criticism on citizens having to pay a "high toll rate" to use the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, the third bridge built over the Bosphorus, advising "those with money" to use the privately-operated toll bridges, with "others" having the possibility of utilizing free cost bridges or state-owned ones w