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Defying the polls, Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan appears likely to retain the presidency as the nation goes to the polls.

President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkey and strengthened its position as a regional military power.

Big question a day before the run-off vote is what effect a recent split in a potential kingmaker coalition will have?

Emotion trumped economics in the 2023 Turkish presidential campaign, forcing the opposition to embrace nationalism ahead of Sunday’s runoff. But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was ahead of the curve, using a mix of nationalist rhetoric, pan-Islamic heroism and historical references in a bid to enter his third decade in power.

The Turkish election has seen rising anti-refugee rhetoric, leaving many Syrians worried about their future.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called assailant who attacked Turkish diplomatic building with crowbar a ‘terrorist’.

Turkish voters will head to the polls on May 28, 2023, for the second time in the month – this time facing a choice between a winnowed field of two candidates, each of whom is vowing to take the country in a very different direction.

Despite criticism of his response to February’s earthquakes, Erdoğan is increasingly popular in the rural provinces most affected

Incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the frontrunner as Turkey prepares for its first ever presidential runoff vote this weekend. But analysts say challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu has an outside chance, if he can galvanise his base.