The Impact of Scandals and Manipulation on Elections in Turkey and Russia.

Turkey's opposition accuses Russia of trying to influence the upcoming elections to keep President Erdogan in power, with a sex tape scandal being the latest controversy. The opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, accused Russia of spreading deepfakes and conspiracies, including "tapes that were exposed in this country yesterday." A parliament member of the second-largest party in Kilicdaroglu's coalition said that Moscow was "assisting" Erdogan in his bid to stay in power. The country's tanking economy is considered the top reason Erdogan may lose, as massive inflation means citizens are being inundated with rising sticker-shock prices for everything from onions to their gas bills.