Türkiye gears for runoff presidential election

STORY: Türkiye gears for runoff presidential election DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets in Türkiye 2. various of the presidential election in Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): REMZI KARAOGUZ, Pensioner 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ZIYA DERYA, Electrical engineer STORYLINE: Türkiye's landmark presidential election is heading for a runoff, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan predicted to have a clearer edge in the upcoming showdown against Kemal Kilicdaroglu, after a third-place candidate said he would endorse the incumbent president. This is the first time Erdogan faces a second-round runoff vote as a presidential candidate, as none of the three candidates garnered more than 50 percent of votes needed to call a winner in the first round on May 14. Pre-election opinion polls gave a winning percentage to the opposition alliance led by Kilicdaroglu, but the scale seems to be tilting toward Erdogan after he received the open