Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was prepared for a runoff contest, as vote counts early Monday suggested he was leading his main opponent by a narrow margin but below the 50 percent mark needed to be declared the outright victor.
Erdogan, 69, who first gained national prominence as the mayor of Istanbul, the country’s most-populous city, is modern Turkey’s most successful politician. A deeply polarizing figure who has ruled for some two decades, he has been accused by critics of diluting democracy by using repressive tactics against civil society and the media, while concentrating power as president.
The election could also impact geopolitical ties in the region. Under Erdogan, Turkey — a NATO member — has continued to
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