Istanbul - 14 June 2019

1. Binali Yildirim campaign banners, reading (Turkish) 'Ispark parking one hour free / We did it and we'll do it again'

2. Various of campaign van, sign reading (Turkish) 'We did what we said we would and we'll do it again'

3. Banner with portrait of Yildirim and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right), reading (Turkish) 'Part-time job opportunities for our youth / We did it and we'll do it again'

4. Campaign van parked by banner, ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) flags hanged along trees

5. Supporters waving Turkish and AKP flags

6. Various of billboard, reading (Turkish) 'Free 10GB internet for youth/ We did it and we'll do it again'

7. Billboards, reading (Turkish) Left: '8,000 Turkish Lira support for those getting married / We did it and we'll do it again'; Right: 'Childcare centres in 300 neighbourhoods; We did it and we'll do it again'

8. Close of billboard

9. Woman walking past AK Party and opposition billboards

Istanbul - 13 June 2019

10. Yildirim surrounded by people

11. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Binali Yildirim, ruling party candidate for Istanbul mayor:

"We'll punish them at the polls on June 23. All right? We have to own the polls in a determined way. Look, this time I won't accept any excuses. Everyone will protect the polling station they will vote and will not allow our votes to be pinched."

Istanbul - 11 June 2019

12. Various of Yildirim with his supporters

13. Yildirim stopping by a farmer's market, supporters chanting, UPSOUND (Turkish) "Mayor Binali. The mayor of Istanbul, Mayor Binali. "

14. Various of Yildirim shaking hands with his supporters

15. Man talking to women at a campaign stand, UPSOUND (Turkish) "We have to bring him to the top, altogether. Just like we've gathered here."

16. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Yildiz Sevinc, 52 year-old Yildirim supporter:

"He knows Istanbul's problems and we trust him and believe that he'll solve them. We support him."

Istanbul - 13 June 2019

17. Yildirim with his supporters at a campaign stop

18. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Binali Yildirim, ruling party candidate for Istanbul mayor:

"We're holding elections for Istanbul and we'll determine Istanbul's next five years. We want all our compatriots to fulfill this democratic responsibility, (democratic) right."

19. Yildirim surrounded by supporters

20. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Binali Yildirim, ruling party candidate for Istanbul mayor:

"Istanbul is an important city. Istanbul has important needs. We have a lot of important things to do for Istanbul."

Istanbul - 15 June 2019

21. Various of AK Party campaign tents

22. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ekrem Tas, 75 year-old Yildirim supporter:

"One of Mr. Binali's (campaign) promises is (to solve) Istanbul's traffic problem. With his previous projects he has significantly alleviated Istanbul's traffic problem and with his current and future projects, it'll be alleviated even more."

23. Various of people bundling Yildirim and Erdogan pamphlets

24. Close of pamphlet, reading (Turkish) 'We did what we said we would and we'll do it again'

Binali Yildirim, the former prime minister and close associate of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who lost to Republican People's Party (CHP)'s Ekrem Imamoglu in the initial March 31 vote, has had the unusual burden of explaining to voters why the election is being repeated as well as why they should vote for him.

The 63-year-old politician running as the joint candidate of Erdogan's conservative and religious Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and Turkey's main nationalist MHP party, is the last person to hold the post of prime minister after a 2017 referendum expanding the powers of the president abolished the premier's office.

Yildirim served as parliament speaker for less than a year before standing for the post of mayor.

He has projected the image of a reluctant candidate thrust to the candidacy by Erdogan and appears unable to convey a strong message.

His main task has been to try and convince traditional AK Party voters, who stayed away from the polls on March 31 to apparently punish the ruling party over an economic slump, rising food prices and other grievances, to cast their votes this time around.

As a former transport minister, Yildirim has pointed at his record of improved Istanbul infrastructure and services and has pledged uninterrupted service to Istanbul residents.

In a bid to regain Kurdish votes in the city, Yildirim visited Turkey's mainly Kurdish-inhabited city of Diyarbakir, insisting Kurds had enjoyed unprecedented freedoms and democracy under the AK Party's 17-year rule.