both of these contenders have really squeezed every last drop out of their containing. even today they have been out in public. kemal kilicdaroglu in the capital, ankara. recep tayyip erdogan here in istanbul. there are both really trying to win over those votes to push them over the 50% mark. it has now come down to a straight run off between these two match candidates. the exportation is that this time we will find out who turkey s next leader will be. let s look at body tell us who the turkish people are choosing between. recep tayyip erdogan in power here for 20 years, first as prime minister, then as president. he has been accused of becoming an increasingly authoritarian leader, changing the rules to keep himself in power. he has also made us a much more deeply
refugees, mainly syrian refugees, there are around 3 million in the country and immigration has become a hot topic. both sides have been trying to outdo each other in terms of how many refugees they can remove from this country and how quickly. so what do people in istanbul think about all this? i have been talking to them about the issues that will really affect the way that they vote. translation: on the immigration issue, it is important to produce permanent policies. i think it is not feasible to find a solution that says they should stay or go. these policies should not be solely made by turkey. it s also important to make those policies in cooperation with neighbouring countries and home countries of foreigners. this way it is going to be more sustainable. i feel very sorry for the migrants. not only syrians, but afghans are residing in turkey now. but i believe they have been receiving too much tolerance. our own population needs jobsjust as much. i think migrants have been gi
promised for 21 years. the opposition is promising things that reduce - the opportunities for young people. he is trying to divide the country. if the opposition comes into power, i the country will be divided in two. i erdogan is the most logical candidate, but i don t- want to support erdogan, but there isn t really- another option for me. tomorrow morning when turks wake up around 8am local time, the polls will open and they will spend the day, right through until 5pm, casting their votes. this one is simple one ballot paper, two candidates. when the polls close at 5pm, the counting will start immediately. we expect by tomorrow evening, as people in turkey will start to think about going to bed, a lot of that counting will be have been done and we will have a clearer
serious economic problems. we will go to the polls and cast our vote, we will replace an authoritarian government through democratic means. so how do voters right across the country responded to that? what do they think about the issues that they think about the issues that they contenders have really been talking about? the economy is certainly one of the biggest things that people have been considering, turkey s economic crisis has been a long and deep, people really feeling it in their pockets here. things like the country s response, and particularly the government s response to those devastating earthquakes back in february, a lot of people saw that as a slow and are lacking. that did not seem to damage president erdogan s support and not those stubborn areas though. increasingly, the issue around refugees, mainly syrian refugees, there are around 3 million in the country. though sites have been
at the conditions that we are in, a pessimistic atmosphere has been created for everyone. today turkey has some serious economic problems. we will go to the polls and cast our vote, we will replace an authoritarian government through democratic means. so, how do voters right across the country responded to that? what do they think about the issues that the contenders have really been talking about? the economy is certainly one of the biggest things that people have been considering, turkey s economic crisis has been a long and is deep, people really feeling it in their pockets here. things like the country s response, and particularly the government s response to those devastating earthquakes back in february, a lot of people saw that as slow and lacking. that did not seem to damage president erdogan s support in those southern areas though. increasingly, the issue around