Turkish voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a landmark presidential runoff that will decide who leads the divided country through a critical period at home and on the international stage.
that Erdogan’s critics saw as a power grab. Kilicdaroglu also campaigned on judicial independence and pledged to Turks that “you will be able to criticize me freely and without fear”; under Erdogan, tens of thousands of people are investigated every year for the crime of “insulting” the president.But both campaigns also have been as toxic as any in recent memory, with naked appeals to nationalism and xenophobia.
During a trying campaign season that divided families across Turkey, the couple had not argued about the candidates. “We don’t speak about politics,” Fatih said, laughing. “We don’t interact with each other on religious issues,” Kezban added. “We love and respect each other.”
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