Longtime president says he may still beat Kemal Kilicdaroglu outright, though his 49.6% share falls just short of threshold needed to avoid a second round on May 28
As polling day on 14 May approaches, opinion polls put Turkey's opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ahead of President Erdoğan. Could this mean that Erdoğan's time at the helm of the nation is almost over? An analysis by Yasar Aydin
The presidential and parliamentary votes, set for May 14th with a possible May 28th run-off, will decide not only who leads Turkey but also how it is governed, where its economy is headed, and the shape of its foreign policy.