![Francisco Seco Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gives a speech during a campaign rally ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 24, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e4d0e3372c8d4a5d940d4f85f7759a0a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gives a speech during a campaign rally ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 24, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
![Francisco Seco FILE - A woman checks a voting list at a polling station as people wait to vote in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5f10c17e2d36488ca8ddaeed4ad8a715/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A woman checks a voting list at a polling station as people wait to vote in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
![Emrah Gurel FILE - Volunteers, right, look at an election representative showing a ballot during the counting process at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fcfaaa064a8b4c02bb0e9845f559f04f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Volunteers, right, look at an election representative showing a ballot during the counting process at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
![Emrah Gurel A man walks past a giant campaign poster of Istanbul Mayor and Republican People's Party, or CHP, candidate for Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7ea28ed54a4a4cb3b8a702783292521a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A man walks past a giant campaign poster of Istanbul Mayor and Republican People's Party, or CHP, candidate for Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
![Francisco Seco Istanbul Mayor and Republican People's Party, or CHP, candidate for Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu addresses supporters during a campaign rally, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 21, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6ca929f432d4459caa08e108ce236729/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Istanbul Mayor and Republican People's Party, or CHP, candidate for Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu addresses supporters during a campaign rally, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 21, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
![Khalil Hamra Pedestrians walk under campaign banners ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/049867fb785a45dd8b1bcf6a01e0e737/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Pedestrians walk under campaign banners ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
![Francisco Seco Justice and Development Party, or AKP, candidate for Istanbul Murat Kurum addresses supporters during a campaign rally ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 24, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bdadd18c44ab4689805acabce588d04b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Justice and Development Party, or AKP, candidate for Istanbul Murat Kurum addresses supporters during a campaign rally ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 24, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
![Emrah Gurel FILE - A woman votes at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/afaebd3d3e1f4bdb917711e1e1503548/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A woman votes at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)
![Emrah Gurel Volunteers, left, look at an election representative showing a ballot during the counting process at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/39af18af92184018a3388d4c0c74f4d9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Volunteers, left, look at an election representative showing a ballot during the counting process at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
![Emrah Gurel People step in Yeni mosque next to a campaign banner of Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 16, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/42fc2aab366f4702a4d81fc50a9ee5e8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
People step in Yeni mosque next to a campaign banner of Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 16, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
![Emrah Gurel The sun sets behind high buildings of a financial business area in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 22, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bd28cf71ac14446ea0da9fb8c31d3c10/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The sun sets behind high buildings of a financial business area in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 22, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
![Khalil Hamra Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and party candidate for Istanbul Murat Kurum campaign banners hung ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 25, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2545302318f1499699179f6684f4f15e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and party candidate for Istanbul Murat Kurum campaign banners hung ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 25, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
![Francisco Seco Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gives a speech during a campaign rally ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 24, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/19ace98e23a34e25814d51412704642d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gives a speech during a campaign rally ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 24, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
![Francisco Seco Supporters listen to Istanbul Mayor and Republican People's Party, or CHP, candidate for Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu during a campaign rally, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a13b75a5ccc74d56b5841b550a67a1b7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Supporters listen to Istanbul Mayor and Republican People's Party, or CHP, candidate for Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu during a campaign rally, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
![Francisco Seco Justice and Development Party, or AKP, supporters listen to Turkish President and party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a campaign rally ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 24, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a6a0fdaf02e344ecae5d8a6634217c51/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Justice and Development Party, or AKP, supporters listen to Turkish President and party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a campaign rally ahead of nationwide municipality elections, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 24, 2024. With local elections across Turkey days away, legal experts are coaching thousands of volunteer election monitors on the rules they'll need to watch for fraud and ensure a fair vote. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)