Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu Vote in General Election

Sputnik comes live from Istanbul as incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu cast their ballots in the general election while voters throughout the country head to polling stations.

There are three candidates competing in Turkiye’s presidential election: Erdogan, who was nominated by the ruling Justice and Development Party and its coalition partner, the Nationalist Movement Party; Kemal Kilicdaroglu who has been put forward by a six-party opposition alliance; and Sinan Ogan of the ATA Alliance.