"Turkey's Presidential Race: Opposing Forces and Foreign Policy"
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the upcoming presidential election, offers a stark contrast to the incumbent. While Erdogan is a master campaigner who uses state resources and events to reach supporters, Kilicdaroglu talks to voters in videos recorded in his kitchen. Opinion surveys give Kilicdaroglu a slight lead over Erdogan, and he is running as the candidate of a united bloc known as the Nation Alliance. Kilicdaroglu has built a reputation as a bridge builder and vows to restore democracy, while Erdogan has grown increasingly authoritarian.