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Neither the country’s electoral commission nor the state-run media have announced a victor, but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful incumbent, was in the lead.

The election of Ryyan Alshebl, a young man who fled Syria, offers surprising lessons for a Germany wrestling with its multicultural identity after an influx of refugees in 2015.

The fighting comes amid rising political tension between the two countries over the flow of water from the Helmand River in Afghanistan into eastern Iran.

Preliminary results showed that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful incumbent, was in the lead over the opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Final results were expected later Sunday.

Votes were being counted on Sunday for a presidential election that has become the greatest political challenge yet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful incumbent. Results were expected within a few hours.

More than 40 drones were intercepted over Kyiv, where city officials said at least one person had been killed, probably by falling debris.

Voters went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election that has become the greatest political challenge yet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the powerful incumbent who has vexed Western allies.

The complex is a testament to the prime minister’s power to get things done, but the ceremony also put the nation’s political divisions on display.

Leaders from both parties have reached an agreement.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had an edge on his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, going into the critical vote on Sunday to shape Turkey’s future.