Turkey elections: So far, no presidential candidate has been able to secure more than 50 per cent of ballots cast in the 14 May Turkey elections. The country is widely expected to head to a runoff election on 28 May, which would see President Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing his main rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took 49.5 percent of the vote while his main rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu got 44.89 percent of the vote, pushing the closely-watched presidential election to a runoff on May 28.
ANKARA (Reuters) - He is not as charismatic as Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, but mild-mannered Kemal Kilicdaroglu is optimistic about his chances of beating Erdogan in Sunday's election, promising a new spring after two decades of his rival's tumultuous governance. | 02:09am
He is not as charismatic as Turkey s President Tayyip Erdogan, but mild-mannered Kemal Kilicdaroglu is optimistic about his chances of beating Erdogan in Sunday s election, promising a new spring