Turks vote on Sunday in a presidential runoff that could see Tayyip Erdogan extend his rule into a third decade and intensify Turkey's increasingly authoritarian path, muscular foreign policy and unorthodox economic governance.
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People's Party speaks during an election rally, ahead of the May 28 presidential runoff vote, in Istanbul, Turkey May 27, 2023.
Kilicdaroglu, 74, is the candidate of a six-party opposition alliance, and leads the Republican People's Party created by Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. His camp has struggled to regain momentum after the shock of trailing Erdogan in the first round. Turkey is the world's largest host of refugees, with some 5 million migrants, of whom 3.3 million are Syrians, according to Interior Ministry data.
A closely-watched survey by pollster Konda for the runoff put support for Erdogan on 52.7% and Kilicdaroglu on 47.3% after distributing undecided voters. The survey was carried out on May 20-21, before Ogan and Ozdag revealed their endorsements.
Turkey's president has pulled out all the stops on the campaign trail as he battles to survive his toughest political test. He commands fierce loyalty from pious Turks who once felt disenfranchised in secular Turkey and his political career has survived the failed coup and corruption scandals.. Human Rights Watch, in its World Report 2022, said Erdogan's government has set back Turkey's human rights record by decades.
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