BBCNEWS BBC July 6, 2024
where a pivotal presidential election is heading to the wire. with more than 91% of ballots counted, neither current president recep tayyip erdogan nor his most fierce rival kemal kilicdaroglu have cleared the threshold to win outright on sunday. the head of turkey's high election board said not long ago that mr erdogan was leading with a9.49%, while kilicdaroglu had 4a.49% of votes. now, if neither can clear 50%, there will be a run—off election. our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what's at stake in this election. people talk excitedly a tens...