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Now playing Next no comment Watch: Reaction to the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather in front of the Presidential Palace in Ankara to celebrate his re-election. 29/05/2023
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Now playing Next world news Erdogan holds rally in Esenler district ahead of Sunday's runoff Two opposing visions for Turkey's future are on the ballot when voters return to the polls Sunday for a runoff presidential election that will decide between an increasingly authoritarian incumbent and a challenger who has pledged to restore democracy. 26/05/2023
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Now playing Next Turkey Turkey once again goes to the polls on Sunday in a tight election As Turkey's election goes to a run-off on Sunday, 28 May, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hoping voters in the southern earthquake region will endorse his moderate Islamic message and give him the edge in the poll. 25/05/2023
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Now playing Next Turkey Registered Turkish voters living abroad cast their votes As both candidates in Turkey's presidential election runoff continue campaigning, Turkish citizens living outside the country have started to cast their votes. 20/05/2023
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Now playing Next world news Turkish election: How did Turks in Europe vote? Turkey's president defied expectations and saw off his rival in Sunday's elections. But how did the country's large European diaspora vote? 15/05/2023
Now playing Next Turkey Turkey's Erdogan says he could still win poll and would accept run-off Turkey's President Erdogan is locked in a close battle with his main election rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, with neither candidate reaching the 50% threshold needed to avoid a second round, according to most recent figures from the country's Supreme Election Council. 15/05/2023
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu cast votes in Turkish elections Erdogan went to his polling station in Istanbul while Kilicdaroglu was in the capital Ankara to cast his vote. 14/05/2023
