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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 the 22 July general election in Turkey. |
| 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 with gunfire on a highway as it was taking him away from a television studio, the Anatolia news agency says. |
| 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. | |
| Two Turkish troops have meanwhile been killed in a clash with Kurdish gunmen. | Two Turkish troops have meanwhile 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Turkey's current president and its secularist establishment have vowed to resist what they regard as the Islamist agenda of the AK party. |