Kilicdaroglu is facing questions over his leadership of the CHP, having not won a national election since 2010.
![Kemal Kilicdaroglu, presidential candidate of Turkey's main opposition alliance and the leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), speaks during an interview with Reuters ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ankara, Turkey, May 12, 2023. [File: REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan]](/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-12T105300Z_1857202535_RC2ZW0ACXLT3_RTRMADP_3_TURKEY-ELECTION-KILICDAROGLU-1685449034.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Andrew Wilks is a freelance journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey. He previously worked as the deputy editor of Anadolu news agency and for UK-based ne... wspapers.
Kilicdaroglu is facing questions over his leadership of the CHP, having not won a national election since 2010.
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