President Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory in Turkey’s presidential election on Sunday, a win that would steer rule into a third decade. Both state and opposition affiliated media outlets put him in the lead with 97% of the vote counted. The state Anadolu news agency showed Erdogan at 52.1%, and his ...
Turks were voting on Sunday in a presidential runoff that could see Recep Tayyip Erdogan extend his rule into a third decade. Erdogan, 69, defied opinion polls and came out comfortably ahead with an almost five-point lead over his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the first round on May 14. But ...
