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Election officials say Turkey’s presidential election will be decided in a runoff 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

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Conservative Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a runoff with his main rival in two weeks that will decide who leads a country struggling with sky-high inflation and hosting Syrian refugees as it plays a key role in the Middle East and in NATO expansion. Election officials said Monday that the […]

Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan performed better than expected in the vote, sending the election to a runoff between him and the second-place candidate.

Conservative Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a runoff with his main rival in two weeks that will decide who leads a country struggling with sky-high inflation as it plays a key role in the Middle East and in NATO expansion. Election officials said Monday that the May 28 second round will allow Turks to decide if their nation remains under the increasingly authoritarian president’s firm grip for a third decade, or if it can embark on the more democratic course promised by Kemal Kil...

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Despite a struggling economy, the disastrous earthquakes in February and Turkey’s drift toward one-man rule, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in the lead ahead of a runoff.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkeys presidential election will be decided in a runoff, election officials said today, after incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled a

Turkey’s presidential elections appeared headed for a runoff Monday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulling ahead of his chief challenger, but

Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan performed better than expected in the vote, sending the election to a runoff between him and the second-place candidate.

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