Turkey election: Erdoğan leads but runoff likely

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan arrive to cast their votes today in Istanbul. Photo: Umit Bektas/Pool/Getty Images Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu appear to be headed to a runoff as preliminary results show neither candidate reaching the majority of votes needed to win Sunday's election outright. Why it matters: Many analysts see an expected head-to-head contest between Erdoğan and Kılıçdaroğlu as a hinge point for democracy in Turkey. By the numbers: With more than 97% of the ballots counted, Erdoğan...