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Turkey to hold runoff presidential election with Erdogan in the lead

Turkish voters will head back to the polls in two weeks to decide if President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his main rival will lead the country.

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Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14.
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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wave flags outside the party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 14.
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Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14.
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Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14.
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Supporters of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the 74-year-old leader of the center-left, pro-secular Republican People's Party, or CHP, cheer outside the party's headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 14.
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Polling station officials wait with bags containing ballots outside the Supreme Electoral Board office in Diyarbakir, Turkey, early Monday, May 15. Turkey’s presidential elections appeared to be heading toward a second-round runoff on Monday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with a firm grip for 20 years, leading over his chief challenger, but falling short of the votes needed for an outright win.
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Polling station officials wait with bags containing ballots outside the Supreme Electoral Board office in Diyarbakir, Turkey, early Monday, May 15.
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Polling station officials wait with bags containing ballots outside the Supreme Electoral Board office in Diyarbakir, Turkey, early Monday, May 15.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and his wife Emine gesture to supporters at the party headquarters, in Ankara, Turkey, early Monday, May 15. Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race Sunday, with a make-or-break runoff against his chief challenger possible as the final votes were counted.
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Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, early Monday, May 15.
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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer at the party headquarters, in Ankara, Turkey, early Monday, May 15.
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A polling station official carries a bag containing ballots in Diyarbakir, Turkey, early Monday, May 15.
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A polling station official carries a bag containing ballots in Diyarbakir, Turkey, early Monday, May 15.
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A person walks past billboards of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan a day after the presidential election day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 15.
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A man walks past a billboard of Turkish CHP party leader and Nation Alliance's presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu a day after the presidential election day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 15.
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A man reads a Turkish newspaper a day after the presidential election day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 15.

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