Two former heavyweights of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party have criticized a decision to re-run the Istanbul mayoral election, expressing concern the decision would damage the state’s reputation. They have added their voices to a chorus of criticism from abroad. Former prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday said ...
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday criticized plans to re-run Istanbul’s mayoral election as “not transparent and incomprehensible to us”. “Who holds the office of Istanbul’s mayor can only be decided by the will of the Turkish voters,” Maas said in a statement. Turkey’s top election body on Monday ...
