Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and this is five things you need to know Monday, the 15th

of May, 2023.

Today, we have the latest from Turkey's election, plus the Navy wants to build a new state

of the art submarine.

And we look at the shift from paper to electronic for presidential records.

A runoff election between Turkish President Recep Erdogan and his main rival, opposition leader

Kamal Kilich Darulu, appears likely this morning after a tight election race.

The unofficial count is nearly complete, and support for Erdogan dipped below the majority

required for him to win reelection outright.

According to the state-run news organization Anadolu, Erdogan has 49.3% of the vote, while

Kilich Darulu has 45%.

If neither candidate gets to 50%, a second vote will take place in about two weeks.

Erdogan has ruled Turkey for 20 years with an increasingly authoritarian grip.

Turkish voters this election have largely been concerned about domestic issues, including

the economy, civil rights, and an earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people earlier

this year.

But other countries and investors also eagerly await the outcome.

Erdogan has raised the country's profile around the world, but he's also a roaded democratic

institutions, and Turkey is one of the world's biggest jailers of journalists.

Kilich Darulu has pledged to return the country to a more democratic path, and would also

likely put the Muslim country on a more secular course compared to Erdogan.

You can read more with a link in today's show notes.

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