"The Rise of Sinan Ogan: Turkey's Controversial Kingmaker"

Sinan Ogan, a relatively unknown ultra-nationalist candidate, finished third in the first round of Turkey's presidential election, potentially making him a kingmaker in the upcoming runoff. However, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fared better than expected, proving that he doesn't need anyone to win his toughest electoral challenge yet. Ogan, a former member of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party, won 5.2% of the vote and could potentially support either Erdogan or opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second round. Erdogan played the nationalist card on the campaign trail, accusing Kilicdaroglu of being a puppet of the Kurdistan Workers Party, while Kilicdaroglu promised a break from Erdogan's clampdowns on freedoms and dissent.