In Turkey, Voting Begins in Closely Fought Election

Polls have opened in Turkey’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections, which could consolidate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hold on power or curtail his political ambitions. Voters began gathering at polling centers early Sunday to cast their ballots in the elections that complete Turkey’s transition to a new executive presidential system that was approved in a controversial referendum last year. Erdogan, who has been in power since 2003, is vying for a new five-year...

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