Who’s who and how it works
Latest figures from the state-owned Anadolu Agency show no candidate in the presidential first round having won 50%; as such the race will go to a run-off in two weeks time between Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the incumbent, and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, backed by several opposition parties.
The official election authority, the YSK, agreed that a run-off will be needed, as things stand. It says that with a slightly lower proportion of ballot boxes opened, Erdoğan had 49.49%, with Kılıçdaroğlu on 44.49%. Both the AA and the YSK were criticised by opposition parties overnight for giving a misleading impression of Erdoğan’s lead.
