Türkiye's opposition claims victory in local polls

STORY: Türkiye's opposition claims victory in local polls SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people voting for local elections in Türkiye (courtesy: ihlas news agency) 2. various of the press conference of Turkish Supreme Election Council Chairman Ahmet Yener (courtesy: ihlas news agency) 3. various of people voting for local elections in Türkiye (courtesy: ihlas news agency) 4. various of the speech of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (courtesy: ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye's main opposition, the Republican People's Party (CHP), has claimed a major victory in local polls in 35 mayoralties throughout the country, according to unofficial results of Sunday's local elections. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) won 24 mayoral positions, while the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) won 10, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) 8, the Welfare Party 2, the Great Unity Party (BBP) 1, a

Türkiye's election board officially declares Erdogan's victory

STORY: Türkiye's election board officially declares Erdogan's victory DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference of Ahmet Yener, chair of the Turkish Supreme Election Council in Türkiye's capital Ankara (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the presidential election in Türkiye 3. various of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu voting 4. various of the presidential election in Türkiye 5. various of the votes being counted after the presidential election in Türkiye 6. various of the victory speech of Recep Tayyip Erdogan STORYLINE: Turkish Supreme Election Council Thursday officially declared Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the winner of the presidential election runoff with 52.18 percent of the votes. In the second round of the presidential election on May 28, a total of 52,093,375 voters cast their ballots in Türkiye, and the voting rate was 85.72 percent, Ahmet Yener, chair of the election body told reporters. Erdogan w

Erdogan wins Türkiye's presidential election

STORY: Erdogan wins Türkiye's presidential election DATELINE: May 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:49 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casting vote 2 various of the polling stations 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AHMET YENER, Turkish Supreme Election Council Chairman 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President 5 various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 6 various of streets views STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was declared the winner of the country's presidential runoff on Sunday, sending him to another five years in office. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AHMET YENER, Turkish Supreme Election Council Chairman "196,744 ballot boxes, or 99.43 percent of the total, have been opened. Recep Tayyip Erdogan garnered 52.14 percent of the votes. Kemal Kilicdaroglu garnered 47.86 percent of the votes. According to initial results, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is re-elected." SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN