Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party protest after its candidate in Sunday's municipal elections in the city of Van was ruled ineligible. (Photo: AFP)
Two women sit near a campaign banner of Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip in Istanbul, Turkey, March 11, 2024. (Photo: AP)
People walk under campaign banners of candidates for Istanbul of AKP, Murat Kurum, center, and Istanbul Mayor and CHP, Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, March 29, 2024. (Photo: AP/Francisco Seco)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks as he announces Murat Kurum as his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) candidate in Istanbul's upcoming mayoral election in March, in Istanbul on January 7, 2024. (Photo: AFP)