Erdogan slams Western media, Kılıçdaroglu in Istanbul rally

President Erdoğan hit out at the Western media publishing articles and covers against his election and at his main rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for ‘being a puppet of some powers,’ in an election rally in Istanbul on Friday.

The president said some 50,000 people convened for the rally, boasting a high turnout that has been evident in his past rallies.

Erdoğan stated that the opposition bloc led by his main rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu “acted with the motivation of greed and revenge,” after their past defeats.