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Russia interferes in Turkey's presidential election, Erdogan's opponent Kılıçdaroğlu says

12 May, 2023 Friday
14:00

Turkish presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu accuses Russia of interfering in the presidential election

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He published a statement in Turkish and Russian on Twitter.

Kilicdaroglu noted that Russians were behind the "editing, conspiracies, hacks and recordings" that were exposed in Turkey yesterday.

"If you want our friendship to continue after May 15, keep your hands off the Turkish state. We still stand for cooperation and friendship," he wrote.

The first round of parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey will be held this Sunday, May 14.

  • According to the latest poll, the current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is more than five percentage points behind his main rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ahead of the presidential election on Sunday. According to the poll, Erdogan is supported by 43.7% and Kılıçdaroğlu by 49.3%. This situation means that the winner will be determined in the second round, which is scheduled for May 28.

  • The day before, Erdogan raised the salaries of hundreds of thousands of civil servants.



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