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A sprawling system of influence and state largesse helps to explain the Turkish president’s popularity with voters
Currency falls to 20 to the dollar for the first time as polls predict Erdoğan victory at runoff election
The country’s vigorous export-oriented private sector is being threatened by the president’s economic chicanery
Sinan Oğan’s endorsement a blow to opposition’s chance of ending president’s 20-year rule
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu tries to revive presidential campaign with promise to ‘send all refugees home’
This collection features key stories on Turkey’s elections in May 2023
Turkish opposition candidate adopts darker tone ahead of second round of presidential election
Party official says ballot box issues not the reason their candidate suffered first-round defeat to Erdoğan
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Another term for the Turkish president would continue western nations’ fraught relationship with Ankara
President held together a coalition of conservative voters despite problems with economy
Investors increasingly concerned over Turkish president’s insistence that low interest rates cure inflation
Veteran incumbent is clear favourite over opposition challenger in second round on May 28
A tougher line on opponents and more economic challenges may follow if the president wins the May 28 run-off race
Hopes are dimming that a change in political power could mark return to economic orthodoxy
Cost of credit default swaps records biggest rise in two years, while bonds sell off
Presidential challenger Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu faces ‘uphill struggle’ with second-round vote only two weeks away
Opposition parties face tough task in second round with president in confident position
Turkish voters await outcome of critical presidential election
Both candidates claim to be ahead but latest count suggests neither have the 50% needed to win outright
‘Tall man’ of Turkish politics faces presidential election on Sunday that could end his two-decade rule
Journey by about 1mn people to cast their votes could have a significant outcome on tightly contested poll
Withdrawal set to boost opposition leader’s chances of unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President says he would ‘not let anyone be crushed by inflation’
After 21 years in power, the president is in a tight contest with a united opposition determined to change the course of the nation
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