 Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan cast his vote Omi 14 at a polling station in Istanbul in an election that could end his 20-year rule. Erdoğan, 69, arrived with his wife, Emine, taking pictures with his supporters while waiting in line to vote. In his time in power, Erdoğan has taken tight control of most of Turkey's initiations and sidelined liberals and critics. His support slipped in the last few years as a series of currency crashes and a deepening cost of living crisis were brought on by his policy of slashing interest rates in the face of soaring inflation. A powerful orator and campaigner, Erdoğan has pulled out all the stops on the campaign trail as he battles to survive his toughest political test.