Mr. Erdogan is supported by the third candidate.

Mr Ogan, who received 5.17% of the vote on May 14, told a news conference in Ankara that he would support President Erdogan, instead of opposition coalition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, in the second round of voting on May 28.

Election of the second president Erdogan was supported by the third candidate picture 1 — Mr. Sinan Ogan speaks at a press conference. Photo: AP

Mr Erdogan received 49.52% of the vote in the first round, leading Mr Kilicdaroglu by 5%.

“I would like to announce that we will support the presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan and invite those voters who voted for us in the first round to vote for Mr. Erdogan,” Mr. Ogan said.

Mr Ogan said he would support a candidate who took a hard line on refugees and some Kurdish groups he considers terrorists.

“The National Coalition has failed to convince us,” he said of the Kilicdaroglu-led coalition. Ogan declared that Türkiye was at a “critical juncture” and outlined four priorities that he said needed to be addressed urgently.

The first is the issue of refugees and migrants in Turkey. The second is the “urgent national security threat” following the recent earthquakes. The third is economic issues. And the fourth is the fight against terrorism in Turkey, which he said needs to be “solved on all fronts, including financial.”

Trung Kien (according to CNN)

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