People's Alliance presidential candidate: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
AK Parti and MHP delegations reapplied for Erdogan, who was elected president twice before.
Nation Alliance presidential candidate: Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
The alliance protocol, signed by the leaders of the six parties that make up the Nation Alliance, was submitted to the Supreme Election Board.
Muharrem İnce, who collected 100 thousand signatures, became a presidential candidate
Muharrem İnce, Chairman of the Memleket Parti, who wanted to be a candidate in the presidential election on May 14 and collected signatures, passed 100 thousand votes. Thus, İnce was entitled to be nominated.
Sinan Ogan, who collected 100 thousand signatures, became a presidential candidate
Sinan Ogan, the presidential candidate of the ATA Alliance, has reached 100 thousand signatures, according to the data of YSK. Sinan Ogan; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became the fourth presidential candidate after Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Muharrem İnce.
Labor and Freedom Alliance: We will not nominate candidates in the presidential elections
HDP Co-Chair Buldan announced: Labor and Freedom Alliance will not nominate candidates in the presidential elections.
The Central Bank announced its interest rate decision!
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey kept the policy rate constant at 8.5 percent.
Finland's NATO membership accepted
The Protocol on Finland's Accession to NATO was presented to the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Mustafa Şentop, signed the bill stating that the protocol was approved. The proposal was referred to the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. Finland's membership to NATO was also accepted in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
Yeniden Refah Parti joins People's Alliance
Yeniden Refah Parti, which announced that it would not support the People's Alliance in the 14 May elections, changed its stance. The party joined the People's Alliance.
Hüda Par will enter the election from the AK Parti lists!
It was reported that Hüda Par Chairman Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu, who will support the alliance from outside, used the words "We will enter the elections from the AK Parti lists".
Fatih Erbakan withdrew from the presidential candidacy!
Yeniden Refah Parti leader Fatih Erbakan announced that he withdrew from his presidential candidacy.
Armenia 1-2 Turkey
A National Team defeated Armenia 2-1 in the first match of the 2024 European Football Championship (EURO 2024) Qualification. Orkun Kökçü and Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored the goals that brought the victory to the national team.
The lowest pension was 7500 TL, the holiday bonus was 2000 TL
Starting from the April 2023 payment period, the monthly salaries paid on file basis will be paid as 7 thousand 500 TL and 8.8 million retirees will benefit from this arrangement.
A holiday bonus of 2 thousand TL will be paid in proportion to the shares of the beneficiaries, and in proportion to the degree of permanent incapacity for those who receive income from work accidents. The holiday bonus will come at the rate of more than one share in the file of the person who deserves retirement, and it will be paid from the file in which the maximum payment will be made to the monthly recipients.
