Muharrem Ince, one of the four presidential candidates, announced his withdrawal from the presidential race, just three days before Sunday's general election. Ince's decision came as a surprise to some observers because of his stubbornness and tough stance, while others downplayed his decision.
The main opposition bloc, the six-party Umma Alliance, and the Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) are accused of links to the terrorist separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Ince stressed that the opposition could not "win in cooperation with Turkey's enemies"