Turkey's far right and largest Kurdish political movement have backed opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a bid to unseat Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The pro-Kurdish party has announced that it will continue to support Kilicdaroglu despite speculation that the far right's support for him would cost him Kurdish votes. Kilicdaroglu struck a deal with Umit Ozdag, a far-right politician who has become a symbol of anti-refugee sentiment in Turkey, which could alienate Kurdish voters. The deal involves measures targeting elected members of the Kurdish political bloc, but requires links with outlawed groups to be established by courts before officials lose their positions.

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