The Kremlin said on Friday (May 12) that allegations Russia had interfered in the Turkish presidential election were false and had been concocted by liars, Reuters reports.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main election rival of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, issued a warning to Russia, accusing it of responsibility for the release of fake material on social media ahead of Sunday's ballot.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the people who had passed on such allegations to Kilicdaroglu were liars and that Russia valued its ties with Turkey enormously.
"We very much value our relations with the Republic of Turkey. We really do, because the Republic of Turkey has so far taken a very responsible, sovereign and thought-ut stance on a whole range of regional and global problems that we face. And this position has made a positive impression on us. This is why, of course, a country that values bilateral relations, moreover, will not do anything with regard to its partner. So, we strongly reject such statements (of meddling in Turkey's elections). We officially declare that there can be no interference of any kind. And if anyone has provided Mr. Kilicdaroglu (ed. note: Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main election rival of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan) with this information, they are liars," Peskov said.
