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ANKARA (Reuters) - Two parties in Turkey's main opposition bloc said they would support talks with the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on backing their challenger to Tayyip Erdogan in elections on May 14, despite concern it would deter nationalist voters.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expecting to face fierce competition in the presidential election scheduled to take place on 18 June, because the strong opposition front formed by six partie...

A six-party alliance nominated opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to take on incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May's consequential election.

The opposition alliance also announced that the leaders of the other five opposition parties will be vice presidents if the opposition wins the elections

By building an unlikely and unwieldy alliance, the CHP leader is posing a real challenge to Turkey's president. Here's what you need to know

Reporters from one of Egypt's last remaining independent media outlets are preparing for what activists criticise is a politically motivated trial. The international community should be doing more to help, they say. By Cathrin Schaer

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A six-party alliance on Monday nominated main opposition party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu as its common candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections in May, ending months of uncertainty and bickering that had frustrated their supporters.

Reporters from one of Egypt's last remaining independent media outlets are preparing for what activists criticise is a politically motivated trial. The international community should be doing more to help, they say. By Cathrin Schaer

A six-party alliance on Monday nominated main opposition party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu as its common candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections in May, ending months of uncertainty and bickering that had frustrated their supporters.

Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections were originally scheduled for June 18th, the last date allowed, but in January President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to move voting forward by a month. As justification, he said voters would be diverted from casting ballots by summer holidays.