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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Borzou Daragahi

Erdogan risks losing power as Turkey’s high-stakes election reaches its climax

AP

Tens of millions of Turks will head to the polls on Sunday for tightly contested presidential and parliamentary elections that will have a profound impact on both Turkey and global politics.

Challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, campaigning on the promise to reverse the country’s authoritarian turn under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and improve the economy, poses the greatest threat yet to Erdogan’s 20 years in power.

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