Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s allegations came hours after a third-party candidate dropped out of the race after being targeted by a online smear campaign.
“Dear Russian friends,” Kılıçdaroğlu said on Twitter.
“You are behind the montages, conspiracies, deep fakes and tapes that were exposed in this country yesterday,” he said without providing details.
“If you want our friendship after May 15, get your hands off the Turkish state. We are still in favour of cooperation and friendship.”
Polls show the secular opposition leader edging ahead of Erdogan in Sunday’s presidential ballot.
The election will go to a May 28 runoff if no candidate picks up more than 50 percent of the vote.
Kılıçdaroğlu’s comments came in the heat of an increasingly dirty campaign that saw third-party candidate Muharrem İnce pull out on Thursday.
İnce announced his decision after being targeted by an online campaign that included doctored images of him meeting women and riding around in fancy cars.
Дорогие русские друзья,
Вы стоите за монтажами, заговорами, контентом Deep Fake и записями, которые вчера были разоблачены в этой стране. Если вы хотите продолжения нашей дружбы после 15 мая, держите руки подальше от турецкого государства. Мы по-прежнему выступаем за…— Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (@kilicdarogluk) May 11, 2023
Polls show most of İnce’s support — measured at between two and four percent — likely going to Kılıçdaroğlu.
“You are behind the montages, conspiracies, deep fakes and tapes that were exposed in this country yesterday,” he said without providing details.
“If you want our friendship after May 15, get your hands off the Turkish state. We are still in favour of cooperation and friendship.”
Polls show the secular opposition leader edging ahead of Erdogan in Sunday’s presidential ballot.
The election will go to a May 28 runoff if no candidate picks up more than 50 percent of the vote.
Kılıçdaroğlu’s comments came in the heat of an increasingly dirty campaign that saw third-party candidate Muharrem İnce pull out on Thursday.
İnce announced his decision after being targeted by an online campaign that included doctored images of him meeting women and riding around in fancy cars.
Polls show most of İnce’s support — measured at between two and four percent — likely going to Kılıçdaroğlu.