Turkiye might bring forward 2023 election

The presidential election in Turkiye, scheduled for June 18, 2023, can be brought forward, Mustafa Sentop, the President of the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye, said in an interview with A Haber, Report informs.

Sentop said that there might be some reasons for this: “In particular, many people go on pilgrimage to Mecca in the summer months. For this reason, perhaps, the election can be hgeld earlier.”

According to him, holding the election at the appointed time does not create a problem: “Let me also say that nothing is preventing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from being a candidate in the election.”