Five Turkish opposition parties agree on one candidate

Five political parties of Turkey have agreed on the candidacy of the former head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, to run for president, Trend reports. The five parties are the Republican People's Party (CHP), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Democratic Left Party (DSP), Independent Turkey Party (BTP) and Democratic Party (DP). The heads of these parties said in their statements that Ihsanoglu is the candidate that represents all segments of society, TRT Haber reports. The presidential election in Turkey has been scheduled for August 10, 2014