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A look at Turkey’s presidential candidates

By Elena Becatoros
Published August 8, 2014 10:23am ET
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A look at Turkey’s presidential candidates
In this Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 photo, Turkish Prime Minister and presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a business meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey holds its first direct presidential elections on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, when voters will be tasked with choosing between three candidates for the post, which until now has been largely ceremonial. The 60-year-old Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for the past decade, is widely expected to win, possibly even in the first round. A gifted public orator who grew up in a tough neighborhood of Istanbul, Erdogan leads the Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party, or AKP, whose support base is the Turkish heartland. (AP Photo) | AP

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey chooses Sunday among three candidates for president, a post that until now has been largely ceremonial. Turkey’s 12th president will become the first to be directly elected by voters instead of by Parliament.

A candidate needs an absolute majority to win outright on Aug. 10. If none succeeds, a runoff will be held two weeks later on Aug. 24 — with victory going to the candidate with the most votes. The presidency has a five-year term.

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