Kilicdaroglu in a sentence

All Kilicdaroglu is saying, is that the deep fake campaign to influence the outcome of the election was created in Russia, and that he has proof.

All the major Turkish media outlets highlighted Erdogan and ignored Kilicdaroglu, who ended up at his kitchen table for the internet.

Erdogan has never faced a more energised or united opposition than the one led by retired civil servant Kemal Kilicdaroglu and his disparate alliance of six parties.

Faik Oztrak, a spokesman for Mr Kilicdaroglu’s centre-left party, cautioned that the early returns were preliminary and said the “picture is extremely positive” for the opposition.

His major opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, is promising the restoration of Turkish democracy and a normalization of Turkey’s international role.

However, Kilicdaroglu, who is 74, was not chosen as Erdogan’s challenger without a fight.

However, Mr Kilicdaroglu has broadened its appeal by embracing minority groups and has formed alliances with right-wing parties.

In fact, a run-off benefits Erdo because, owning the media, he has all the advantages in a mano-a-mano race against the uncharismatic oppo leader Kilicdaroglu.

In Wednesday’s video, which has been viewed nearly 30 million times on Twitter, Kilicdaroglu called for an end to division and equal rights for the minority group.

Kilicdaroglu, a soft-spoken former bureaucrat, said in the past that Syrians would return through dialogue with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Kilicdaroglu called the accusation slanderous.

Kilicdaroglu has made a point of calling for a renegotiation of the customs union, which has linked the country to the EU since 1996, to be more favorable for Turkey.

Mr Erdogan defeated opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a run-off vote held on May 28, after he narrowly failed to secure an outright victory in a first round of voting on May 14.

One leaflet claiming to come from Kilicdaroglu's team promises to withdraw Turkey's troops from Syria and halt all military operations against the PKK.

One of the most famous saw Kilicdaroglu break taboos by talking about being Alevi.

Preliminary results showed that Erdogan won 49.5% of the while Kilicdaroglu grabbed 44.9%, and the third candidate, Sinan Ogan, received 5.2%, according to Ahmet Yener, the head of Supreme Electoral Board.

Somewhat dismissively, Erdogan refers to Kilicdaroglu as "Bay Kemal", or Mr. Kemal, an informal form of address rarely used in adult conversations.

The CHP's poor performance in accompanying parliamentary elections have added to pressure for Kilicdaroglu to make way for a younger generation of leaders such as Imamoglu.

The Election board announce this election will have a second round as Erdogan finished with 49.5% of the vote, while main rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu finished with 44.89%.

The incumbent strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly beat his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, though neither reached the 50 percent threshold required to avoid a runoff vote to be held on May 28.