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Peter Kenyon

Turkey's runoff election will decide if Erdogan extends his 20-year rule

Left to right: Turkish presidential candidates President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images; Burak Kara/Getty Images)

ISTANBUL — Turkish voters head to the polls on Sunday for the second time in two weeks, in one of the most decisive presidential races in the republic's history.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who at age 69 has led Turkey for 20 years, is seeking another five-year term. Running against him is Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a 74-year-old political veteran backed by a diverse coalition of opposition parties.

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