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Muharrem Ince, a politician who once ran as a presidential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaks in front of a poster of modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Feb. 8, 2021. Source: AP / AP

The Leaders of the main political parties in Turkiye are ramping up their pre-election campaigns as they prepare to head to the ballots this weekend. One of the four main candidates however, has confirmed his withdrawal just a few days short of the election

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The Leaders of the main political parties in Turkiye are ramping up their pre-election campaigns as they prepare to head to the ballots this weekend. One of the four main candidates however, has confirmed his withdrawal just a few days short of the election

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