On May 13, local time, voting for Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections began, and the picture shows Erdogan voting at a polling station. Erdogan accused the Turkish opposition of cooperating with US President Biden at the last rally before the election to try to "overthrow" his government.
Erdogan also accused the opposition of "accepting Western directives" and said it would "bow to the wishes of Western countries" if the opposition won. The State Department spokesman said Turkey was a long-time ally of the United States and would closely monitor the election.