“Our commission unanimously voted to approve May 14 as the date of the presidential and parliamentary elections,” RIA Novosti quoted the Resmi Gazete newspaper as saying.

It is noted that the second round, if necessary, is scheduled for May 28.

Earlier, the opposition "People's Alliance" of six parties in Turkey announced Kemal Kılıçdaroglu as a single candidate.

Kılıçdaroglu, in case of victory in the elections, intends to build relations with Russia at the institutional level.