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‘Erdoğan is too nationalistic’: readers on their vote in Turkey’s election

Many Kılıçdaroğlu supporters said they wanted to force end to Erdoğan’s presidency; some readers still back the incumbent

The Guardian - UK

Turkey run-off vote: Nationalist Sinan Ogan could be ‘kingmaker’

Ogan’s out of the presidential race but may play a pivotal role in the second round – he is still to back a candidate.

Al Jazeera

Turkey's election board showed lack of transparency - OSCE observers

Turkey's High Election Board (YSK) showed lack of transparency in its handling of Sunday's elections and biased state media coverage of the contest was a concern, observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said.

Reuters

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Turkey election: what can we expect from Erdoğan v Kılıçdaroğlu runoff?

Key questions answered about state of play in Turkey after presidential election goes to a second round

The Guardian - UK

What do the Turkey election results mean and who will win the runoff?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the most votes in a weekend presidential election but he can't claim victory because he failed to get the majority support required for an outright win

The Independent UK

Takeaways from Turkey's election as it heads toward a runoff

Neither longtime Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu were able to win more than 50% of the vote. That means Turkey is heading for a runoff on May 28.

WEKU

Erdogan defies ‘politicised’ opinion polls in Turkey’s election

Observers surprised after results show president leading Kilicdaroglu by more than 4 percentage points in first round.

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Twitter Caved to Censorship Requests From Turkey's Authoritarian Government

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Reason

Turkey election goes to runoff after Erdoğan takes first-round lead

Neither the president nor his rival Kılıçdaroğlu secured more than 50% of vote in closely fought national poll

The Guardian - UK

Turkey presidential poll set for May 28 runoff as Erdogan wins 49.51% of vote, Kilicdaroglu 44.88%

Turkey’s presidential election will be decided in a runoff, election officials said Monday, after incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled ahead of his chief challenger, but fell short of an outright victory that would extend his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade.

France 24

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

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

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

Erdoğan is in the lead in Turkey’s elections – and democracy is likely to be the loser

The opposition had to face down a hostile media and the president’s entrenched power. This disappointment could further skew the second round, says former Guardian Turkey correspondent Constanze Letsch

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Wikipedia founder blasts Elon Musk for caving to Turkey's censorship demands

Musk admitted he helped remove content from Twitter at the behest of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of Sunday's key elections.

Reuters

Turkish opposition supporters voice dismay over presidential vote

Opposition voters expressed dismay and disbelief on Monday after Tayyip Erdogan took a solid lead in the first round of Turkey's election, while the president's overjoyed supporters expressed confidence that he would prevail in the May 28 runoff.

Al Jazeera

What’s a run-off? All to know about Turkey election results

This is the first time Erdogan faces a second-round run-off vote as a presidential candidate.

The Week

Erdoğan leads in tight race: what next for Turkey’s economy?

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has defied the polls to lead his main rival in the first round of voting in Turkey’s make-or-break presidential election.

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Al Jazeera

Erdogan’s AK Party wins parliamentary majority: State media

Anadolu news agency says AK Party won 266 seats and opposition CHP coalition won 166 in the 600-seat parliament.

Reuters

Kremlin says Russia's cooperation with Turkey will continue whoever wins election

The Kremlin said on Monday that it expected Russia's cooperation with Turkey to continue and deepen whoever wins the country's presidential election, which is set to go to a second round on May 28.

Radio France Internationale

Erdogan heads for momentous runoff in Turkish presidential election

Turkey braced Monday for its first election runoff after a night of drama showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan edging ahead of his secular rival but failing to secure a first-round win.

Reuters

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.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Runoff increasingly likely in Turkish elections

President Erdoğan faces serious challenge in elections that could see runoff vote against Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Plus, why do so many generation Z Americans put on British accents?

Al Jazeera

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.

The Conversation

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…

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