Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 69, is in the lead and is now the favourite in the election. The Turkish president gathered more than 49% of the vote in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday.
Opposition candidate Kemal Kiliçdaroglu (CHP, Social Democrat), 74 years old, failed in his bet. About 64 million voters were called to the polls this Sunday in Turkey, a country bruised by earthquakes in particular. The electorate was also called upon to appoint the 600 deputies of the unicameral parliament in Ankara.