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)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivering remarks via live video link at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, April 27, 2023. (Photo: Turkish Presidency Press Office/HO/AFP)
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)
Kemal Kilicdaroglu leader of the Republican People party CHP speaking after he was confirmed as the Turkish opposition's joint candidate to run against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's Presidential elections in May in Ankara, Turk
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)
In this picture taken on April 30, 2023, a man makes a purchase from a vendor near the citadel of Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region (Photo: SAFIN HAMID/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)
A protest against the arrest of journalists working for Kurdish media outlets including Mezopotamya news agency in Istanbul, on 31 October, 2022 (Photo: Yasin AKGUL/AFP via GETTY)
