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Turkish poll candidate shot dead Turkish poll candidate shot dead
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An independent candidate has been shot dead in Istanbul ahead of the 22 July general election in Turkey. An independent candidate has been shot dead in Istanbul ahead of Turkey's general election on 22 July.
Tuncay Seyranlioglu's car was hit with gunfire on a highway as it was taking him away from a television studio, the Anatolia news agency says. Tuncay Seyranlioglu's car was hit by gunfire on a highway as it was taking him away from a TV studio.
The 42-year-old businessman, with assets in construction and the press industry, had hoped to be elected as an MP for an Istanbul district. The businessman, who had assets in media and property, was standing to be an MP in Istanbul. Several suspects are said to have been held over the attack.
Two Turkish troops have meanwhile been killed in a clash with Kurdish gunmen. Meanwhile, Turkey's prime minister has said he will quit politics if his party fails to win a decisive majority.
"If we can't come to power alone, I'll leave politics," local television quoted Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying.
The prime minister's AK Party wants to win a majority large enough to enable it to form a strong government without relying on coalition partners.
Islamist tensions
Elections have been called early in Turkey in an effort to break a deadlock over a package of constitutional reforms proposed by the current government.
Those reforms include a proposal for the country's president to be elected directly by the people, rather than by parliament.
They were put forward by the governing AK Party, whose candidate for the presidency, Abdullah Gul, was repeatedly rejected by parliament. Lawmakers accused him of Islamist leanings.
Turkey's current president and its secularist establishment have vowed to resist what they regard as the Islamist agenda of the AK Party.
Meanwhile, Turkish troops have been killed in a clash with Kurdish gunmen.
The soldiers were killed by suspected rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as they patrolled a rugged area near the south-eastern border with Iraq and Syria.The soldiers were killed by suspected rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as they patrolled a rugged area near the south-eastern border with Iraq and Syria.
Turkish troops have been massing along the border with Iraq amid a recent rise in attacks by the PKK.Turkish troops have been massing along the border with Iraq amid a recent rise in attacks by the PKK.
Turkey accuses Kurdish separatists of staging attacks from inside Iraq.Turkey accuses Kurdish separatists of staging attacks from inside Iraq.
Deadlock
Three people travelling in Mr Seyranlioglu's car were also hurt, the Associated Press news agency quotes a member of his campaign team as saying.
None of the three is believed to be in a critical condition.
According to the Dogan news agency, several people were detained by police in connection with the attack.
Elections have been called early in Turkey amid a deadlock over a package of constitutional reforms proposed by the current government.
The reforms include a proposal for the president to be elected directly by the people, rather than by parliament.
They were put forward by the governing AK party, whose candidate for the presidency, Abdullah Gul, was repeatedly rejected by parliament. MPs accused him of Islamist leanings.
Turkey's current president and its secularist establishment have vowed to resist what they regard as the Islamist agenda of the AK party.