Turkey election fever cools down ahead of decisive run-off

Posters of opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu are still plastered around Istanbul, but both he and his rival, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have scaled back their rallies and other campaign appearances since the first round of voting [Hannah McKay/Reuters]

Istanbul, Turkey – The two weeks between Turkey’s first and second round of voting has seen a marked change in campaign intensity as the country enters the uncharted territory of a presidential run-off.

Sunday will be the first time Turkish voters have ever had to go to the ballot box for a second time to select their next president – and many seem to find it hard to resurrect the enthusiasm of the first round.