Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his secularist challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu each plot strategy behind closed doors as nationalist candidate Sinan Ogan ponders whom to support.
Regardless of how the final vote count turns out and the likelihood of Ankara heading to a second round of elections, the opposition has an uphill battle.
Istanbul, May 14 (EFE).- Polling stations in Turkey closed on Sunday evening after nine hours of voting to elect a new president and parliament for a five-year term, in a closely contested race between the current president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu.