STORY: At a rally in Istanbul’s Umraniye district, Erdogan recalled feedback made by U.S. President Joe Biden and revealed by the New York Instances in January 2020, when he was campaigning for the White Home. At the moment, Biden stated Washington ought to encourage Erdogan’s opponents to defeat him electorally, stressing he shouldn’t be ousted in a coup.
The feedback, which resurfaced later that yr in a video that made Biden the most well-liked subject on Twitter in Turkey, have been condemned by Ankara on the time as “interventionist.”
“Biden gave the order to topple Erdogan, I do know this. All my folks know this,” stated Erdogan, 69. “If that’s the case, then the ballots tomorrow will give a response to Biden too,” he added.
Polls present Erdogan trailing the principle opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu a day forward of one of the consequential elections in Turkey’s trendy historical past. Nonetheless, if neither of them win greater than 50% of the vote and safe an outright win, the vote will go to a runoff on Could 28.