At the same time, he ruled out the possibility of calling early elections, as demanded by the opposition.
"Well, yes, I say it: the candidate of the People's Alliance is Tayyip Erdogan," he said from Izmir, referring to the cooperation between his party, the AKP, and the nationalist MHP.
Members of his party greeted the announcement with applause, while rhythmically chanting the president's name.
Erdogan reiterated that elections would be held in mid-June 2023 and then addressed the leader of the largest opposition party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
"Stop prevaricating (...) You can no longer postpone your candidacy," said Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey continuously since 2003, first as prime minister and then as president.
The opposition coalition of six parties has yet to name its candidate in the presidential election.
According to a poll conducted in April by the Metropoll Institute, Erdogan could be defeated in the second round of the election by many of his potential rivals.
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