Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Turkey’s presidential nominee in elections to be held on Sunday, May 14, told Reuters on Friday that I have clear evidence that Russia is behind pre-election online content that uses advanced “Deep Fake” technology to distort and deceive audiences.
Kilikdaroglu is slightly ahead of Turkish President Rejib Tayyip Erdogan in opinion polls. He told Reuters that Russian interference in Turkey’s internal affairs was unacceptable.
Turkey’s opposition coalition leader gave no details on whether What is online material claiming to be released by Russia before the election? but insisted that without solid evidence He would not have posted a message on social media, Twitter, last Thursday.
“We cannot accept a country interfering in Turkey’s electoral process in order to gain an advantage for one party. I want the whole world to know So I decided to tweet about it publicly,” Kilikdaroglu told Reuters.
However, Kilikdaroglu said that if he was elected as the country’s leader The Ankara government will continue to maintain good relations with Moscow.
Presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition alliance Kilicdaroglu holds an election campaign rally in Tekirdag
On Thursday, Muharrem Ince, another small party presidential nominee, has withdrawn from the competition Claiming that it was because there was an online campaign that tarnished his reputation. But didn’t give much detail.
Russia has denied the allegations, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying that those who provided information to Kilikdaroglu were liars. And Russia attaches great importance to the ties between the two countries.
Moscow has been accused of meddling in elections in other countries, including US elections. Russia has denied any involvement.
Turkish elections this Sunday. It is seen as the most important election in the country’s modern history. That will greatly affect Ankara’s position on the world stage. Strategic alliances and economic direction of the country
Turkey is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is also a country that depends on Russian energy imports. As a result, Russia is the country’s largest energy exporter. Two sources told Reuters: Ankara delays $600 million natural gas payment to Russia until next year which shows the strong relationship between President Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin
Kilikdaroglu, a 74-year-old former civil servant, said that Turkey, which has close trade, economic and tourism ties with Russia, has a strong relationship with Russia. It will also aim to balance this relationship with Moscow.
“We don’t want to cut off our good relationship. But we will not tolerate interference in our internal affairs,” he told Reuters.
Kilicdaroglu Erdogan Combo
Kilikdaroglu also gave an interview that He will push for a peace plan between Russia and Ukraine again after President Erdogan. Failed to make peace between the two countries in recent years. But the leader of the Turkish opposition coalition has made it clear that It is wrong for one country to occupy another.
Turkey has close ties with both Moscow and Kiev. And it has tried to balance diplomatic relations after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ankara’s government opposes Western countries’ economic sanctions against Russia. At the same time, armed drones were also sent to help Ukraine.
In addition, Kilikdaroglu said that The rise in stock market prices also indicates that The market is confident that its opposition coalition will win on Sunday.
Reuters reported that President Erdogan was seen as controlling the country’s economic management causing high inflation And the lira weakened while Kilikdaroglu vowed to return to a free market economic policy. and in accordance with more practical principles
- source: Reuters
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2023-05-12 20:00:05
