Sinan Ogan hits out at Der Spiegel

Sinan Ogan, the third-placed presidential candidate who got 5.2 percent of the vote, has criticised Der Spiegel following an interview about who he would back in the runoff.

A journalist at the German publisher, quoting directly from Ogan's comments, tweeted that the candidate had said: "I'll only support Kilicdaroglu if the HDP is excluded from the political system," referring to the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party. 

Ogan hit back on Twitter, stating that what he told Der Spiegel was no different to comments made to Turkish media. "Where did you make this up?" he asked. 

Earlier, Ogan told Turkish reporters that his conditions for backing a candidate in the runoff included preserving key constitutional articles, "repatriating refugees, the fight against FETO and PKK terrorist groups, and [a change to the current] interest rate policy". 

He added that nothing would happen unless those conditions were met, and that he would hold consultations before throwing his support behind either candidate.