Erdogan’s AK Party, along with its nationalist and Islamist partners, holds 322 out of the 600 seats in parliament.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/10/23/turkeys-erdogan-submits-swedens-nato-bid-to-parliament-for-ratification-presidency/

He is looking to build on the opposition’s 2019 triumph when the CHP defeated Erdogan’s ruling AK Party in Istanbul and other big cities in local elections, thanks to support from other opposition party voters.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/05/06/turkeys-kilicdaroglu-exits-erodogans-shadow-in-election-race/

The most powerful leader since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the modern Turkish republic a century ago, Erdogan and his AK Party have shifted Turkey away from Ataturk's secular blueprint.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/explainer-turkey-election-2023-whats-at-stake-in-the-runoff/article_abd6e478-661d-5c8e-852d-cc8c3b2601ea.html

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan says his ruling AK Party and its nationalist ally will continue on their planned course after the opposition bloc split over who should run to challenge him in an election scheduled for May.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/politics/erdogan-dismisses-rift-among-turkish-opposition-c-9941030