Turkey's Erdogan seen leading race in key election runoff

Rival Kilicdaroglu takes risky last-minute bets to catch up

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and his rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, speak ahead of the nation's first ever presidential runoff on May 28. (Photos by Ken Kobayashi)

SINAN TAVSAN, Nikkei staff writer

May 27, 2023 17:00 JST

ISTANBUL --Turkey will hold its first ever runoff presidential election on Sunday, after both President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu failed to reach more than 50% of the vote when the country went to the polls on May 14.