Campaigning in Turkey’s pivotal elections ends as voting nears

Supporters of presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu wave Turkish flags during an election campaign rally in Ankara (Ali Unal/AP)

Turkish politicians have held their final rallies in the last hours of campaigning before Sunday’s pivotal presidential and parliamentary elections that will significantly shape the Nato member’s future.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is facing the toughest challenge ever in his two decades of power, spoke at three neighbourhood rallies in Istanbul, Turkey’s biggest city.