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Turkey votes for a President in second runoff

A person votes during the second round of the presidential election in Istanbul, Turkey, May 28, 2023. [Reuters]

Voters in Turkey are going to the polls Sunday to decide who will be the country's president.

Sunday's vote is the second runoff vote for the presidency. Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has led Turkey for 20 years, fell just a few points short of winning the election in a first runoff poll earlier this month.

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