Elections in Turkey

Turkish public broadcaster TRT has released campaign speeches of presidential candidates and political party representatives ahead of the May 14 elections as part of a long-standing tradition.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, seeking to renew his tenure, urged voters to "choose trust and prevalence of stability."

The government has decided to suspend schools the day after the upcoming elections as they will be used as polling booths, Education Minister Mahmut Özer has announced.

"We will take a break from education the day after the election in order to prepare the schools for the next day in a healthy way," Özer said in a televised interview.

The government has been working hard to carry Türkiye a step forward after bringing the country to the current level with the policy of "work and service," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on May 2.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Republican People's Party (CHP) leader and the joint presidential candidate of the opposition, has denied the government's accusations that he held secret negotiations with the Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP).

Two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting outside an election campaign office of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Istanbul on April 25.

The suspects opened fire at the AKP's election campaign office in the Güngören district. No injuries were reported in the incident, but the office's windowpanes were shattered.

The elections Türkiye will hold on May 14 will observe the competition of two different mentalities and visions for the future of Türkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, stressing the outcome of these elections will determine the next half-century of the country.

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.

The Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) has announced its decision not to make a verbal defense before the Constitutional Court in reaction to the top court's rejection of its appeal to postpone it to a post-election date.

Türkiye is grappling with extreme weather emergencies as torrential rains once again cause floods in the southern quake-hit province of Hatay's Iskenderun district, while heavy snowfall forces schools to close in nine out of all 81 provinces in the country.

Muharrem İnce, the chairman of the Homeland Party, has garnered the support of more than 100,000 people to make him the third contender for the next presidential polls after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the oppositional candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.