Turkish general election

The Twitter logo is seen on a smartphone held beside a Turkish flag. Photo: EPA/Karl-Josef Hildenbrand

"The Turkish government has accelerated its efforts to enforce censorship and tighten control over social media and independent online news sites ahead of this election," said Deborah Brown, senior technology researcher at Human Rights Watch.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan accused the opposition of being "pro-LGBT" at a rally in Istanbul on Sunday, as he stepped up his rhetoric against his opponents a week before what is expected to be a tight election.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that 1,700,000 people attended the great Istanbul rally of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on May 7.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) success is due to the efforts and sincerity of all the people who have not withheld their support the past 21 years, on a social media post.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has promised on May 4 a further increase for the second half of the year in wages of employees and retirees.

"In July, we will further relieve our employees and retirees with new increases that take into account both the inflation gap and the welfare share," he said holding a rally in the Black Sea province of Giresun.

The state of emergency declared after the earthquakes in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş will end on May 9, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chairman for Election Affairs Ali İhsan Yavuz said on May 4 in a televised interview.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled his election appearances for a third day Friday after falling ill with what officials described as an intestinal infection.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed on April 25 that the upcoming May 14 elections would be a critical choice for the nation to decide whether to maintain "trust and stability" in the country. or switch to the "era of coalitions."

With around a month to go to the presidential and parliamentary polls, the election watchdog has approved the voting paper to be used in the presidential race on which the names and pictures of four presidential contenders will appear.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced the election manifesto of the Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and pledged to bring Türkiye to the level they deserve.