Erdogan has momentum as Turkey faces election runoff

By Daren Butler
Updated May 15 2023 - 5:47pm, first published 5:45pm
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruled Turkey with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years. (AP PHOTO)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruled Turkey with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years. (AP PHOTO)

President Tayyip Erdogan's opponents face an uphill struggle to end his two-decade rule of Turkey in a runoff vote after he performed better than predicted in a first round of voting but fell short of an outright majority.

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