[HIGHLIGHTS] Why did Ogan declare support for Erdogan in the second round of the presidential election?

After a short-lived wait, Sinan Ogan announced his support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ogan came third in the first round of the Turkish presidential election with 5.17% of the vote.

The second round will be held on February 28. The winner will be decided by a vote of more than 2,000 people, with the majority of the votes going to Ogan's party, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) The MHP is linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is classified as a terrorist group.