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'Real partner': Erdogan's rival seeks softer foreign touch

Ankara (AFP) - If it comes to power in Sunday's elections, the Turkish opposition led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu pledges to restore trust with Washington and Europe while mending ties with Syria.

AFP

Don’t take our votes for granted, warn Kurdish voters in Turkey

Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party backs the president’s rival, but some voters feel they have few choices in elections.

Al Jazeera

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: Turkey's opposition leader is leading in the polls, here's what you need to know

Turkey’s general election on Sunday, May 14 will see voters cast their ballots for 600 members of its parliament and the country’s powerful presidency. This election has become intensely competitive in a country which has undergone severe democratic erosion over the past decade, but may now be looking for change.

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Women face political barriers ahead of Turkey elections

Polling shows that most Turks want more women involved in politics, but their underrepresentation continues.

Al Jazeera

Appetite for change grows in Kurdish heartland as Turkish elections near

Formerly a Tayyip Erdogan supporter, broadcaster Mehmet Dalgic switched allegiance to his main challenger after the ruling AK Party failed to offer sympathy for the destruction of his TV station in southeast Turkey in February's earthquake.

Reuters

Turkey's closely watched vote may set country on new course

In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely watched to see if a united opposition can succeed in unseating an increasingly authoritarian leader in the NATO-member country

The Independent UK

Kurdish voters dream of country ‘without discrimination’ ahead of Turkish polls

As Turkey prepares to go to the polls on May 14 to choose between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Turkey’s 15 to 20 million Kurdish voters could well be the kingmakers. FRANCE 24 reports.

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Erdoğan faces real chance of losing as Turkey gets ready to vote

A united opposition group led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu could finally end the Turkish president’s decades of power

The Guardian - UK

$24M California settlement in death of man in police custody

Lawyers say California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming “I can’t breathe.”

The Independent UK

Turks in Germany report heckling from Erdogan backers

Berlin (AFP) - Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Germany have been trying to intimidate voters ahead of the country's crunch election, politicians and voters said on Tuesday.

AFP

Turkish opposition contender Ince threatens to split anti-Erdogan vote

Muharrem Ince is best remembered outside Turkey for his spirited campaign against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2018's presidential polls. Ahead of May 14 elections, Turkey’s six main opposition parties have united behind Kemal Kilicdaroglu – and Ince’s candidacy threatens to split the anti-Erdogan vote.

France 24

Turkey election: A guide to Erdogan’s biggest test at the polls

Will the May 14 elections end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year hold on Turkey?

Al Jazeera

‘Always Erdoğan’: Turkish opposition hopes ideas prevail over personality

In resort town of Antalya, candidate Uğur Poyraz says aim is to change the system rather than fight one individual

The Guardian - UK

Factbox-Turkey election 2023: the candidates for president and other key figures

President Tayyip Erdogan will put his two-decade rule on the line on May 14 when he faces opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey's landmark elections.

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France 24

Tempest in a teashop: Turks bitterly divided in Erdogan stronghold ahead of presidential vote

In the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep, a stronghold of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), some voters are ardent supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Others, however, can be just as ferocious in their opposition. With the May 14 first round of the presidential election fast approaching, politics…

The Independent UK

Turkish election rally cut short by violence as polls put candidates neck and neck

Sunday’s presidential vote is currently neck-and-neck

The Guardian - UK

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: politician touted as future of Turkish democracy

Ex-accountant, 74, is Erdoğan’s key rival in 14 May election and tells the Guardian: ‘Despite it all, we will win’

The Independent UK

Turkish opposition rally cut short due to violence

Turkey's Justice Minister says 13 people have been detained over violence which broke out at an opposition rally over the weekend

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The Independent UK

Turkey's opposition denounces fairness of vote under Erdogan

As Turkey heads for presidential and parliamentary elections at the weekend that are shaping up to be the strongest challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his 20 years as leader, complaints are growing about the fairness of the vote

The Conversation

Turkey's Erdogan is facing re-election to hold onto power – can a divided opposition oust the strongman?

As Turkish voters head to polls for the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, the biggest question is whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-decade-long grip on power can be challenged.

AFP

Let down by Erdogan, Kurds cautiously back secular rival

Diyarbakir (Turkey) (AFP) - Exhausted by crackdowns in Turkey's Kurdish heartland, Ali is backing the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections next Sunday -- though his faith in the presidential hopeful is not great.

Reuters

Turkey's Kilicdaroglu exits Erdogan's shadow in election race

Stuck in Tayyip Erdogan's shadow throughout his career, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu believes his time has come to set Turkey on a new path and roll back much of the legacy of the man who has dominated politics for two decades.

The Independent UK

‘We are under siege’: The voters pushing to end Erdogan’s 20 years of power

In one Istanbul neighbourhood, Kurds explain to Borzou Daragahi why they are supporting Erdogan’s main rival in the forthcoming presidential election

WEKU

Who is Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a leading challenger to Erdogan in Turkey's election?

Here is a look at the man expected to be the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year rule in the May 14 Turkish election, and what sets him apart.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Challenger in Türkiye Presidential Race Offers Sharp Contrast

The main challenger trying to unseat Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in this month's presidential election cuts a starkly different figure than the incumbent who has ruled the country for two decades. Where Erdogan is a mesmerizing orator, the unassuming Kemal Kilicdaroglu is soft spoken. Erdogan is also a master…

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