The poll leader advises the Kremlin not to spoil relations with Turkey by such methods.
Russia tried to interfere in the presidential elections in Turkey, said the opposition candidate for the main post of the state. Kemal Kilicdaroglu assures that he has evidence that the aggressor country is behind the creation of one of the deep fakes – a fake image or video – and urges Moscow, if it wants to maintain friendship with Ankara, not to interfere in Turkey’s internal affairs, TSN says .
These elections are called one of the most important in the modern history of Turkey. Erdogan’s 20-year rule may come to an end, and the country may change course and begin to improve relations with the West. The closer to voting day, the more tense the situation becomes. A few days before the elections, Erdogan’s main rival, oppositionist Kemal Kilicdaroglu, publishes a post in Russian on his Twitter, talks about Moscow’s interference in the elections, creating deep fakes and a conspiracy, and warns Russia, if it wants to maintain friendship with Turkey, it must stop interfering in internal affairs of the country. “If we didn’t have concrete evidence, I wouldn’t have written this tweet. It is completely unacceptable to interfere in our electoral process in favor of another political party. I wanted the whole world to know about this,” he wrote.
What could be the Russian fakes – the involvement of which Moscow traditionally denies? Deepfake technology is an image created using artificial intelligence, where the faces of one person can be connected, for example, with the body of another. It was the deep fake that recently cost the rating of another candidate from the Turkish opposition – his head was placed on the face of a porn actor. After that, Muharrem Ince announced the withdrawal of the candidacy. What could be the images with Erdogan’s main competitor?
“The Russians did something that showed the sacrilege of Kilicdaroglu, that is, the burned Koran, or some of his alleged statements. For example, a record in which he speaks disparagingly about religion, about the 5 pillars of Islam. Then it is unprofitable for Kilichdaroglu to publish it, so as not to refute it himself, ”says Sergei Danilov, deputy director of the Center for Middle East Studies.
The oppositionist claims that the Russian fake was made in favor of a particular party. Erdogan could be behind this, the expert says. “The fact that the Russians could provide such a service to Erdogan, and that without his request, Moscow would not have done so,” he says.
How could the opposition Turkish candidate irritate Moscow so much, because Kemal Kilicdaroglu emphasizes the importance of maintaining trade with this country? The point may be to know which presidential candidate is going to stick to if he wins. Kilicdaroglu wants to restore good relations with the West, primarily with the United States. With the pro-Western course, Ankara’s rhetoric may also change. Although it is unlikely to join the sanctions against Russia. However, he will not recognize the seizure of Ukrainian territories by Russia by Russia. “It is very important for us and for the whole world to reach a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. But we must make it clear that we do not consider it proper for any country to occupy the land of another country. We do not approve of this,” he assured.
In Ukraine, Kemal Kilicdaroglu plans to continue to mediate with Russia, as current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to do.
Türkiye will elect its president this Sunday. The winner must receive more than 50 percent of the votes. According to the ratings, while Kilicdaroglu is ahead of Erdogan. However, if they get equal votes, the second round of elections may take place at the end of May.
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2023-05-12 18:48:00
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