President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cast his ballot on Sunday as voters in Turkey returned to the polls for the second time this month. The presidential election has gone to a run-off after no candidate won 50% in the first round. Read more:
liberties and freedoms have suffered major setbacks over the
Critics see 2013 as a turning point for rights in Turkey, when protests against government plans to build a shopping mall in Istanbul's Gezi Park spiralled into nationwide demonstrations against what Mr Erdogan's opponents saw as hisIn its world report last year, Human Rights Watch said Mr Erdogan's government had set backAs in previous years, Mr Erdogan has led a highly divisive campaign in his bid to stretch his rule into a third decade.
Born in February 1954, Mr Erdogan grew up on the Black Sea coast until he was 13, when his family moved to Istanbul. In 2016, a group within the military attempted to overthrow the government and Mr Erdogan was flown to safety in a helicopter. Sinan Ogan is out of the presidential race but could still play a crucial part with his endorsement of Mr Erdogan, which came days after he held a surprise meeting with the Turkish leader in Istanbul.
And then in 2011, he became a member of parliament after the Nationalist Movement Party won in the local elections.14:14:17Welcome to our live coverage of Turkey's presidential election run-off - which pits Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking a third term as president, against Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of a six-party opposition alliance who has presented him with his toughest-ever challenge.
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