Politics

Turkey returns to polls for presidential election run-off

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey’s helm for 20 years, is favoured to win

  • May 28, 2023
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey’s helm for 20 years. Picture: Getty

Voters in Turkey have returned to the polls to decide whether the country’s long-time leader stretches his rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey’s helm for 20 years, is favoured to win a new five-year term in the second round run-off after coming just short of an outright victory in the first round ...