A week before Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections, the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a mass rally in Istanbul on Sunday, with at least 1.7 million people in attendance according to official estimates.
The big rally was held at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport.
Erdogan is facing the toughest election since his popularity was hit by rising inflation and criticism of his handling of the situation following the devastating February 6 earthquake in southern Turkey that killed more than 48,000 people and left thousands more injured. injured.
The elections in Turkey will take place on May 14. On the presidential ballot, Turkish citizens will choose between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking re-election as the head of the country, the main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Muharrem Ince and Sinan Ogan.
Meanwhile, 24 political parties and 151 independent candidates are vying for seats in the 600-member Turkish parliament.