Turkey - June 18th, 2014

Two opposition groups, the Republican People’s Party and Nationalist Movement Party, have announced that they will both back Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the former Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the upcoming presidential election. The election is seen as historic, as it will be the first time a president will be determined via popular vote. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/06/ex-oic-head-run-turkey-presidency-2014617102940512308.html