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Turkey election: Erdogan poised to claim victory as election goes to ANOTHER round

As neither candidate in the Turkey election has more than the required 50% of the vote, the election will head to a second round on May 28 between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu

Daily Mirror · May 15, 2023

Turkey’s presidential election goes to run-off: Election council

No candidate secured over 50 percent of the vote, pushing Turkey into a second round – and uncharted territory.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2023

Analysis-Turkey's Erdogan cruising, challenger scrambling toward runoff election

President Tayyip Erdogan will appeal to a "kingmaker" third candidate as he manoeuvres to seal victory in Turkey's runoff election, after the initial vote dashed his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu's hopes of a swift win.

Reuters · May 15, 2023

For Turkey runoff, potential kingmaker draws red line at concessions to Kurds

Sinan Ogan, Turkey's nationalist presidential candidate who finished third in Sunday's election, said he could only support main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the runoff if he agrees to offer no concessions to a pro-Kurdish party.

Reuters · May 15, 2023

In Turkey vote, Erdogan defies forecasts of demise

President Tayyip Erdogan has defied predictions of his political demise with a strong showing in Turkish elections, weathering his toughest test yet at the polls by mobilising conservative voters who could now propel him to a third decade in power.

Reuters · May 15, 2023

Turkey’s election likely heading to run-off; Erdogan has the edge

Neither the president nor Kilicdaroglu cleared the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a second round on May 28.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2023

After a brutal presidential election campaign, Turkey is headed to a run-off contest. Here's why

Last weekend, Turkey held a historic election that will be crucial in deciding in the way the country is heading. Although almost all pre-election polls were predicting a narrow win for the main opposition candidate, the results are inconclusive, and the country will go to a runoff election in two…

The Conversation · May 15, 2023

Erdogan gains upper hand in scramble to keep power as Turkey’s presidential election to be decided by run-off

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s beats opposition candidate comfortably in first round of voting – but falls short of outright win

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Turkey's economy, inflation in focus as election heads to runoff

Sky-high inflation and a plunging lira continue to be at the forefront of Turkish voters' minds as the country appears set for a runoff election between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Erdogan's unorthodox economic theories have unnerved investors and analysts as he contradicts mainstream methods to…

France 24 · May 15, 2023

Erdogan's milestones as Turkey faces May 28 runoff vote

Turkey headed for a runoff vote after President Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday's election but fell short of an outright majority to extend his 20-year rule of the NATO-member country.

Reuters · May 15, 2023