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The incumbent president is projected to secure his third term with 52.7% of the votes on May 28. In contrast, his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is expected to receive a mere 47.3% of the votes, according to a new survey by KONDA. The top pollster further released a statement on its May 14 inaccurate forecasts.

Ahead of the crucial presidential runoff on May 28, the main opposition leader repeated his claims to send all refugees back to their own county.

A new report by Politus Analytics shows relatively similar emotional trends among Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu supporters, with the February 6 earthquakes evoking large spikes in various emotions in both constituencies.

The new Defne State Hospital, ostensibly completed within 60 days, still has construction works that potentially endanger public health, a delegation from medical organizations reports.

Ahead of the presidential run-off on May 28, the opposition leader appears to have adopted a harsher tone in his campaigning.

Despite allegations of voter fraud and irregularities that may flip certain seats, the ruling People Alliance likely maintains a parliamentary majority with 322 representatives, while the strategy of the CHP to include members of the table of six under its list did not yield successful results.

''We will not sleep tonight,'' Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the joint candidate of the Nation's Alliance, states on his social media account. Amid allegations of manipulation, the margins between the opposition leader and the incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remain incredibly narrow.

Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, and Sinan Oğan all urge to protect the ballot boxes.

Political party leaders are casting their votes, conveying messages, and expressing hopes as the ballot boxes opened at 08:00 this morning for today's elections.

The Homeland Party's leader has submitted his retreat from the race to the electoral authority. His name remains on the ballot papers on May 14.

While Kurdish politicians up their rhetoric in favor of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, polls show strong support in three Kurdish-dominated provinces for the prime oppositional contender.

The proportion of young people satisfied with their lives has dropped to 46 percent in the last five years, and as many as 80 percent of young people experience relative poverty, a new report from the Habitat Association indicates.