A long-shot candidate in Turkey’s consequential presidential race pulled out just before the election, after an alleged sex tape featuring him began circulating online. He’s called the footage a “deepfake.”
A long-shot candidate in Turkey’s consequential presidential race has pulled out just before the election, after an alleged sex tape began circulating online. İnce Muharrem, a several-time presidential candidate and former teacher who was challenging incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, claimed the tape was a deepfake made with footage from “an Israeli porn site.
” While İnce’s polls suggested he was far from winning, it was believed his meager support would force a run-off election likely to benefit Erdoğan, the Guardian reported. His exit leaves leading opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu with a better shot at unseating Erdoğan in the first round of voting. Turkey’s election will take place on May 14, with the potential to unseat a leader who has long faced criticism for consolidating power and silencing his enemies.
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