The First Chance in a Generation to Unseat Mr Erdogan

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To win in the first round, either candidate would have to receive an outright majority. Two other candidates can probably expect to receive up to around 5% of the vote. Piyotra: The stakes in this election could not be much higher. But I think what distinguishes this election from previous ones is that the opposition actually has a chance - for the first time in a generation.

It is probably this year’s most important election—and for the first time in a long time, the country’s strongman leader has a plausible adversary. Our correspondent heads along to the Hollywood writers’ strike, finding an age-old conflict centred on the technologies that shape the film-and-television industry. And the books to read to become a better home bartender.

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