- Turkey’s historical election is highly consequential for its population of 85 million, in terms of the future of the country’s democracy, economy and foreign relations.
- It’s also deeply significant for many parts of the world beyond Turkey’s borders.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads a country that is home to NATO’s second-largest military force, but also has a friendly and growing relationship with Russia’s Vladimir Putin — making many Western officials uneasy.
