Turkey's Supreme Electoral Council (CEC) has announced that 11 candidates have submitted their applications to participate in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for May 14.

After reviewing the necessary documents, the CEC has confirmed that all 11 candidates have met the legal requirements to stand for election.

As per the electoral rules, each candidate must now collect 100,000 signatures from voters and submit them to the CEC by March 27 to qualify for the final list of candidates.