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Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main challenger of President Tayyip Erdogan, said on Friday his party has concrete evidence of Russia’s responsibility for the release of “deep fake” online content ahead of the vote on Sunday.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Turkish politicians held their final rallies on the last hours of campaigning before Saturday, the eve of pivotal presidential and parliamentary elections that could significantly shape the NATO member’s future,

European leaders would be delighted to have “an easier Turkey,” while Russia could lose an important economic and diplomatic partnership should the Turkish leader lose power in Sunday’s elections.

At a bus station in Antakya, a city razed to the ground by Turkey’s devastating earthquake, emotions remain raw and voters divided ahead of Sunday’s pivotal elections The Yener family’s building partially collapsed in February’s 7.

Sunday’s election could decide the future of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has moved toward one-man rule while wielding power on the world stage.

Muharrem İnce’s withdrawal could reshape the last days of campaigning and provide a boost to Erdogan’s main rival, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Turkey is holding both its presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. In the event of a victory by Erdogan, it’s “highly likely the Turkish lira collapses within months,” the founder of advisory firm Cribstone Strategic Macro Mike Harris told CNBC.

Turkish citizens will vote in elections on Sunday, and polls suggest Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in power for two decades, may be defeated.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s supporters in Turkey see him as a ‘saint’. But cracks are showing as a knife-edge presidential vote nears.