2023 elections

The president invited the HÜDA PAR to his ruling alliance. The opposition questioned his motives given the party's negligible public support and linked the party to Hizbullah, an armed group responsible for the killing of hundreds of people, including journalists and politicians, in the 1990s.

The Kurdish issue-focused party, whose decision will be crucial for the outcome of the elections, has not yet declared whether it will nominate a separate candidate or support the opposition bloc in the presidential election.

There are about nine million registered voters in the 11 provinces hit by the quakes, which displaced nearly two million people.

To drew attention to the increase in pet food prices, the opposition's presidential candidate released his photographs with Şero, a cat living in his party's headquarters.

The president has been expressing his intentions to reschedule the elections since late 2022.

The party previously said it would nominate a separate candidate. Its co-leader invited Kılıçdaroğlu for talks after he was declared the opposition candidate. The opposition bloc needs the HDP's support to win the elections.

In his speech made after the cabinet meeting late last night, the President did not comment on the crisis the "Table of Six" lived through this week before announcing their joint candidate.

As expected, the CHP leader has become the presidential candidate of the opposition. The six-party alliance reunited today as the Good Party, which initially opposed Kılıçdaroğlu's candidacy, was persuaded to return to the bloc.

Akşener's decision comes after mayors of İstanbul and Ankara visited her to persuade her to return to the six-party alliance.

İmamoğlu and Yavaş have visited the İYİ Party headquarters as the five other opposition leaders are meeting to announce their presidential candidate.

After the second-largest party left the opposition alliance, the five other leaders are expected to advance with their plan to nominate the main opposition leader.

Yesterday, the İYİ Party, the second-largest party in the opposition alliance, announced it wouldn't support the candidacy of CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu.

İYİ Party's Akşener rejected the CHP leader's candidacy and nominated the mayors, who, in response, announced support for their party leader. The opposition alliance fractured months into the crucial elections.

The HDP's position will be crucial in the elections as neither camp seems to be able to secure 50 percent of the votes.

Meral Akşener, leader of the second-largest opposition party, has rejected the candidacy of CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Following the announcement by Meral Akşener that her party will not back the CHP president for candidacy in presidential elections, many started to announce their resignations from İYİ Party on social media.

Leader of İYİ Party, the second-largest party of the opposition alliance, announced that her party will not support Kılıçdaroğlu in the presidential election.

President of the Republican People's Party visited Türkiye Worker's Party in the parliament.

Five of the six opposition leaders agreed on Kılıçdaroğlu's candidacy against Erdoğan at yesterday's meeting while the İYİ Party's Meral Akşener insisted that mayors of İstanbul or Ankara should run for president, Akşener has revealed.

In a joint statement, the six leaders said they have "reached a common understanding" regarding a joint presidential candidate and will make a "final announcement" on March 6.