Turkish Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan attends the Planning and Budget Commission of the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara on Oct. 03, 2023 (Photo: ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images )
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gestures during an interview with AFP in the capital Damascus on February 11, 2016 (Photo: AFP/JOSEPH EID/Getty Images)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gestures during an interview with AFP in the capital Damascus on February 11, 2016 (Photo: AFP/JOSEPH EID/Getty Images)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon maneuvers into a refueling position after an air-combat maneuvering sortie over Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex June 18, 2021 (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mario Calabro)
HDP co-leader Pervin Buldan told reporters that staying away from the polls would only help Erdogan secure another five-year term (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Supporters of Turkish president and the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party wait for the results of Turkey's general elections in Istanbul, on May 14, 2023 (Photo: Umit Turhan Coskun / AFP)
Local residents watch the Turkish President's speech next to a banner with his portrait during a rally in the Beyoglu district on the eve of the presidential and parliamentary elections (Photo: OZAN KOSE / AFP)
Mehmet Emin Yilmaz (R), a Kurdish farmer, speaks during an interview in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on April 28, 2023 (Photo: ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP)
A picture representing the Twitter symbol is seen on a smartphone in front of a Turkish flag in Istanbul on March 26, 2014 (Photo: OZAN KOSE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
A woman stands in front of election campaign flags hanging on historical Sur castle at the historical Sur district in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey (Photo: ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP)
