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In both the pro-government and opposition camps, nationalists are key and rising in popularity.

Turkish politician Sinan Ogan shot from relative obscurity to international fame after finishing third in the first round of the presidential election on Monday. But even as the ultra-nationalist candidate was basking in the potential kingmaker spotlight, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fared better than expected in the final score, proving…

Ogan’s out of the presidential race but may play a pivotal role in the second round – he is still to back a candidate.

Turkey headed for a runoff vote after President Tayyip Erdogan led over his opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday's election but fell short of an outright majority to extend his 20-year rule of the NATO-member country.

More than 64 million people were eligible to vote to elect a president and parliament for a five-year term.

Turks vote on May 14 in an election seen as one of the most consequential in Turkey's modern history, with President Tayyip Erdogan facing the biggest political challenge of his two-decade rule.

A united opposition group led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu could finally end the Turkish president’s decades of power

Will the May 14 elections end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year hold on Turkey?

President Tayyip Erdogan will put his two-decade rule on the line on May 14 when he faces opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey's landmark elections.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hopes to extend his rule into a third decade in a May 14 election but faces his toughest test yet at the ballot box, with his popularity hit by a cost-of-living crisis driven by runaway inflation.

President Tayyip Erdogan will put his two-decade rule on the line on May 14 when he faces opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey's landmark elections, which surveys suggest will be tight.