Turkey's Election Upheaval: Erdogan's Victory and the Nation's Uncertain Future

President Erdogan won the first round of Turkey's presidential election with 49.5% of the vote, leaving opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu with 44.9%. The election will go to a runoff on May 28. Despite Turkey's current economic turmoil, tens of millions of Turks still see Erdogan as their only viable leader. Turkey is facing a cost-of-living crisis, with inflation around 50% and its national currency, the lira, down over 75% against the dollar in the last five years.