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Turkey: the presidential race is getting tight

Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will go head to head with his opposition rival in a run-off vote, the supreme election council has confirmed.

Presidential elections in Turkey are heavily affecting the economy. The country's currency has hit a record low against the US dollar today and global investors are watching closely to see how the election results could impact the world鈥檚 19th-largest economy.

(Picture: Turkish Flag and Mosque just above the Bosphorus. Picture Credit: Getty Images)

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