News Summaries from Last Week - May 16th

Presidential elections to the second round

According to the provisional results, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who received 49.51 percent of the votes in the first round, and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who received 44.88 percent of the vote, will compete again in the second round on 28 May.

 

Parliamentary elections concluded

Following the 14 May 2023 parliamentary elections, the deputies who entered the parliament from CHP, AKP, IYI Party, YSP, MHP and other parties were announced. In the election, AKP sent 266, CHP 168, YSP 62, MHP 51, IYI PARTY 44, YRP 5, TYPE 4 deputies to the parliament.

 

Engines under 125 cc can be used with a B license

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced that they have made a new regulation regarding the use of engines and said, "From now on, engines under 125 cc will be able to be used with a B class license."

 

Muharrem İnce withdrew from the presidential candidacy 3 days before the elections!

The Chairman of the Country Party, Muharrem İnce, withdrew from his candidacy three days before the 14 May elections.

 

Red Crescent President Kerem Kınık resigned

Red Crescent President Kerem Kınık, who was criticized for selling tents to AHBAP during the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, resigned from his post.

 

Linda Yaccarino is the new CEO of Twitter

Twitter owner Elon Musk announced that the new CEO to lead the company is Linda Yaccarino, Head of Advertising at media company NBCUniversal.

 

Sweden wins Eurovision

Loreen, representing Sweden with her song Tattoo, won the 67th Eurovision Song Contest this year.