The victim was registered as an AK Party election observer in Agri province. The PKK terrorists shot him in the head and tied his body to an electric pole.
Turkey's elections produced many winners, democracy was one. But also a wide spectrum of ideas representing all of Turkey have found a place inside parliament.
With less than a day till the 2018 presidential and general elections in Turkey, here's a look at the political parties running, and their political inclinations.
With election activities in full swing, party flags, posters and campaign tents of political parties across Istanbul portray a contentious political atmosphere ahead of Turkey's upcoming polls.
Kurds are often described as one of the largest stateless people. While other stateless nations do exist, the Kurdish question is complex and goes back generations. So who are these stateless people, and where did it all begin?
Turks will go to the polls on June 24 to decide their future president, who will govern for the next five years. Members of the parliament will be elected, too. Ahead of the elections we take a close look at the main presidential candidates.
Ankara has confirmed six candidates who will stand in the presidential election on June 24, as the nation heads to the polls to elect both their new president and new members of parliament.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will run as the AK Party candidate which is supported by the nationalist MHP. While the main opposition CHP names Muharrem Ince and the Iyi Party picks Meral Aksener as candidates for the June 24 elections.
Selahattin Demirtas, the co-leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), was arrested on November 4, 2016 for allegedly failing to cooperate in a counterterrorism investigation.
Selahattin Demirtas is being charged with "establishing an organisation with the goal of committing a crime" in relation to a speech he gave in 2013.
The party's spokesperson says it will pay visits to cities across the country in the aftermath of Friday's arrests, while Prime Minister Yildirim describes the boycotting lawmakers as "students who skipped school."
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