Meral Aksener vs Yevgeny Primakov

Aksener founded the IYI Party, a nationalist and secularist party, after leaving the MHP. The party aimed to challenge Erdogan's AKP and became a key opposition force.

Aksener's IYI Party joined the Nation Alliance with Kilicdaroglu's CHP and other parties to contest the 2018 elections. The alliance aimed to defeat Erdogan's AKP but fell short of a majority.

Aksener initially announced her candidacy for the 2018 presidential election but withdrew to support the joint opposition candidate Muharrem Ince. She later criticized the decision.

Aksener initially joined the six-party opposition alliance but later withdrew, then rejoined, causing political turmoil. Her party supported Kilicdaroglu in the presidential election, which Erdogan won.

Primakov was appointed Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) after the collapse of the USSR. He reorganized the agency and maintained its capabilities during the chaotic transition.

Primakov became Russian Foreign Minister under President Yeltsin. He pursued a multi-vector foreign policy, opposing NATO expansion and strengthening ties with China and India.

Primakov was appointed Prime Minister during the 1998 financial crisis. He stabilized the economy and restored public confidence, but was dismissed in 1999 by Yeltsin.

While flying to the US for a meeting, Primakov learned of NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia. He ordered his plane to turn back over the Atlantic, a dramatic protest against the intervention.