Erdogan's election rivals struggle to be heard in Turkey's media


  • World
  • Wednesday, 20 Jun 2018

People walk past an election poster for Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's main state-run TV station devoted 67 hours of airtime to President Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party last month in the run-up to elections, according to two opposition members of television watchdog RTUK.

His main presidential rival, Muharrem Ince, had less than seven.

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