Events

The Daily Sabah Centre for Policy Studies proudly hosted foreign journalists and journalism students at the DS headquarters on the Election Day, on Sunday June 24, 2018.

The group of about 30 people that were composed of foreign journalists in Istanbul and journalism and international relations students met with Daily Sabah's Editor-in-Chief Serdar Karagöz and other Daily Sabah team members. The June 24 parliamentary and presidential elections were watched together on TV.

These elections marked a historic turning point in Turkey's political development. Constitutional amendments that were popularly approved in the referendum of April 16, 2017 came into effect with the conclusion of these elections. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared victory after receiving 52.5 percent of the votes while the alliance led by his ruling AK Party securing the majority in the parliament. Main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) presidential candidate Muharrem Ince has received 30.6 percent of the votes.

At the end of the gathering, the participants expressed their gratitude for the warm welcome they received from our team.