Millions of people in Turkey will take to the polls again on Sunday to vote in a presidential election runoff between the increasingly autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the leader of the opposition coalition, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Turkey is in the middle of a major economic crisis, and following two devastating earthquakes earlier this year, a lot is at stake for the country's citizens and their future. If Erdogan wins, he will rule until 2028 — spending over 15 years in Turkey's seat of power.
Voting ends for the second round of Turkiyeâs presidential election in New York
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - MAY 25: A Turkish citizen living abroad votes as the voting for the second round of Turkiye's presidential election ends and the ballots are ready to be transferred at the Turkish House in New York, United States on May 25, 2023. Millions of people in Turkey will take to the polls again on Sunday to vote in a presidential election runoff between the increasingly autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the leader of the opposition coalition, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
a lot is at stake for the country's citizens and their future. If Erdogan wins, he will rule until 2028 — spending over 15 years in Turkey's seat of power.
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