Turkey's pivotal elections could end Erdogan's 20-year rule and shift global power dynamics.

Turkey is holding a pivotal election that could end President Erdogan's 20-year rule. Erdogan's main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, heads an alliance of six opposition parties and has a slight lead in opinion polls. The election will also determine the shape of Turkey's foreign policy, its economy, and how it is governed. Kurdish voters, who account for 15-20% of the electorate, will play a pivotal role. Erdogan's loss could return Turkey to its secular-democratic past.