Turkey: Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu launches presidential campaign against Erdogan

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As Turkish citizens prepare to vote in the presidential election for the first time, a rival to frontrunner and current Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a ‘unity’ campaign.

Six parties are supporting Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu in his drive to gain votes in the August 10 election by drawing on Erdogan’s scandal-filled year.