BRIEF CIPHER REPORT – As the world’s attention focuses on the second round of the Turkish presidential election, where incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is locked in what is perhaps the most serious challenge of his career, global interest is growing. revolves around a relative political outsider who could reshape a key, albeit complicated, NATO member.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who seeks to end Erdogan’s two decades of power, despite previous leads, is currently dragging in the polls ahead of Sunday’s vote. Whoever wins will ultimately lead Turkey through a period of runaway inflation, destroyed infrastructure – following a massive 7.8 earthquake in February – and increasingly complex relations with Russia, the West, the Middle East and China.
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