Turkish elections to be held on May 14 -Erdogan

ISTANBUL, Jan 22 (Reuters) — President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would hold elections on May 14, Lawyer istanbul a month earlier than scheduled, setting up a tight test of his leadership after two decades in power.

The president’s office released video footage on Sunday of Erdogan announcing the date during a meeting with young voters in the northwestern province of Bursa late on Saturday.

«I am grateful to god that we will be walking side by side with you, our first-time voting youth, in the elections that will be held on May 14,» Erdogan told the group.

Opinion polls show the parliamentary and presidential elections will be tight, Lawyer istanbul and will mark Erdogan’s biggest test in his two decades at the reins of the regional military power, NATO member and major emerging market economy.

Turkey’s presidential and Lawyer istanbul parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held on June 18 but President Erdogan previously signalled that the vote could be brought forward.If you have any concerns pertaining to where and ways to make use of Lawyer istanbul, you can call us at our own webpage. An official of his AK Party has previously said that an election in June would coincide with the summer holiday season when people are travelling. (Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun and Omer Berberoglu; Editing by Susan Fenton)