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          Nasip Kaplan, left, and Cevat Aydogan own shops on opposite sides of the road in Istanbul's Tarlabasi neighbourhood and have different views on who should be Turkey's next president. Jamie Prentis / The National

          Syrian refugee debate divides opinions in Istanbul

          MENAMay 26, 2023
          A billboard of Turkish CHP party leader and Nation Alliance's presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Istanbul, on May 15. AP

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          Billboards of Turkish president and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul this week. AP

          Erdogan opponents contest ballots after Turkey election

          EuropeMay 17, 2023
          Officials count ballots at a polling station during presidential and parliamentary elections in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul. Bloomberg

          Turkey's opposition scrambles to restart campaigning as run-off looms

          MENAMay 16, 2023
          Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the AKP headquarters in Ankara on Monday. Reuters

          Run-off election in Turkey after Erdogan falls short

          MENAMay 15, 2023
          Turkish national fags for sale by a clothing store in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, May 15, 2023. Turkey’s markets slumped as the nation appears headed for a runoff election, surprising investors who were betting for an end to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-decade rule and his unconventional economic path. Photographer: Moe Zoyari / Bloomberg

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          UAEMay 15, 2023
          Turkish newspapers a day after the presidential election, in Istanbul. AP

          Voters dejected in Istanbul as Turkish election heads to run-off

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          Turkish expats watch the election results come in on a big screen in Berlin. Getty

          Turkish diaspora in Europe gives Erdogan boost in tight race

          WorldMay 15, 2023
          Supporters of Turkish President Erdogan gather outside Justice and Development Party headquarters in Ankara after polls closed in the presidential election on Sunday. AFP

          Uncertainty for Turkey as election heads for run-off

          MENAMay 15, 2023
          Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer outside the headquarters of AK Party in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023. More than 64 million people, including 3. 4 million overseas voters, were eligible to vote in the elections, which come the year the country will mark the centenary of its establishment as a republic — a modern, secular state born on the ashes of the Ottoman Empire. (AP Photo / Francisco Seco)

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          People gather outside Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections, in Istanbul. Reuters

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          Members of Turkey's Alevi community pray at a cemevi in Istanbul. Reuters

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          An advertising hoarding featuring Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the facade of a building in Istanbul. EPA

          What is at stake in Turkey's election?

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          Could Kemal Kilicdaroglu become the new Turkish president? AFP

          Meet the man running to replace Erdogan in Turkey

          MENAMay 13, 2023
          Gungor Sivri, a Kasimpasa resident and supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his salon. Holly Johnston for The National

          Identity trumps Turkey's economic woes in Erdogan stronghold

          MENAMay 12, 2023
          Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, centre-right, visits Kahramanmaras days after the February 6 earthquake. AP

          Turkey's post-quake recovery tests Erdogan's policies and popularity

          MENAMay 08, 2023
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