Ahead of the vote, observers criticized unjust conditions on the campaign trail, with Erdoğan enjoying the use of state resources and dominating the media landscape. Sunday’s election result in the NATO member country will have repercussions beyond its borders and the wider region. Polling stations were open on Sunday across Turkey for a crucial second round of presidential elections that will decide the next five-year-term president of Europe’s second most populous country. The vote is considered the most consequential after two decades of rule by incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan versus the opposition’s joint candidate, Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. What will this mean to NATO if Erdogan does not win ?
