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ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led Saturday prayers at Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia mosque, ahead of a battle for his political life against a secular rival as he braces for Sunday’s parliamentary and presidential ballot. Erdogan has never faced a more energised or united opposition than the one led by retired civil servant Kemal Kilicdaroglu and his disparate alliance …

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