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World leaders congratulate Turkey's Erdogan on re-election triumph

French President Emmanuel Macron was among the first world leaders to congratulate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won Sunday's runoff election to extend his rule into a third decade.

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How did Turks living abroad vote in Turkey’s run-off election?

Erdogan received 59.4 percent of international votes, while Kilicdaroglu managed to garner 40.6 percent.

Al Jazeera

Turkey's Erdogan still captivates his followers despite setbacks

President Tayyip Erdogan's election victory showed the magnetic hold he still has over millions of Turks after 20 years in power, with many believing he is the man best placed to fix problems which critics say are partly of his own making.

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Turkey's LGBTQ community dread future under Erdogan

Turkey's LGBTQ community fear being exposed to more homophobic hate after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made them into his favourite target for his bitterly divisive re-election campaign.

Radio France Internationale

Who won Turkey's 2023 elections? Final results, and the high stakes at issue

Tayyip Erdogan extended his rule into a third decade by defeating Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey's presidential election on Sunday. Here are details on how it unfolded:

Reuters

Erdogan confronts polarised Turkey after historic win

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028.

Bangkok Post

Turkey's Erdogan triumphs in election test, extending 20-year rule

President Tayyip Erdogan and supporters on Monday revelled in an election victory lengthening his rule into a third decade while Turkey's opposition, which once counted on winning, braced for "difficult days" against an increasingly autocratic government.

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Turkey's Erdogan turns away reform-minded challenger to win another term

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan turned away a challenger who sought to reverse his authoritarian-leaning changes

The Independent UK

Turkey’s Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade

With more than 99% of votes counted, unofficial results showed Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 52% of the vote, compared with 48% for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

Chicago Sun-Times

Turkey’s Kurdish areas serve as petri dish for illiberal democracy test

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been reelected in a runoff that experts say is the latest trend in the rise of illiberal democracies. The Kurdish heartland of Diyarbakir has been there before, but now it has spread from the periphery to the centre, and probably beyond Turkey’s borders.

France 24

Teflon two-decade president Erdogan declares victory in Turkey runoff race

Early results suggest Turkey's president incumbent Tayyip Erdogan is on course for victory in the country's runoff election.

The New Daily

Erdogan re-elected as Turkey's president as supporters gather following election

The 69-year-old received 52% of the vote with almost all ballot boxes opened

Manchester Evening News

Turkey's Kilicdaroglu says to continue struggle after vote disappointment

Turkey's opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu said he will continue to lead his struggle, after early results showed him losing in what he said was "the most unfair election in years" against incumbent Tayyip Erdogan.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan wins election, extending rule to third decade

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade in a country reeling from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities.

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Bangkok Post

Agony, ecstasy as Erdogan wins historic Turkey runoff

ISTANBUL - The dreams of Turkey's opposition gave way to crushing disappointment on Sunday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028.

Al Jazeera

World leaders congratulate Turkey’s Erdogan on election win

All eyes were on NATO member Turkey ahead of its pivotal poll as Erdogan fended off the biggest challenge to his rule.

Chicago Sun-Times

Turkey presidential runoff: Incumbent Erdogan claims victory

Erdogan’s government vetoed Sweden’s bid to join NATO and purchased Russian missile-defense systems. But it also helped broker a crucial deal that allowed Ukrainian grain shipments and averted a global food crisis.

Al Jazeera

Turkey’s Erdogan celebrates presidential election run-off win

Erdogan declared winner by Supreme Election Council after unofficial vote count.

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Turkey initial results show Erdogan with edge in runoff

President Tayyip Erdogan led Turkey's runoff election with 54.78% support based on Sunday's initial results versus challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu with 45.22%, with 67% of ballot boxes opened, according to data from the state-run Anadolu Agency.

Al Jazeera

Turkey election run-off results 2023 by the numbers

Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for 20 years, will now serve another five-year term.

France 24

Turkey’s Erdogan reelected president with 52.1% of vote

The head of Turkey's election commission has declared Recep Tayyip Erdogan president again after voters took to the ballot box for a historic runoff on Sunday. With more than 99% of the ballot counted, Erdogan holds a near five percent lead over opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Read FRANCE 24’s live coverage…

The Independent UK

Erdogan declared winner of Turkey presidential run-off – extending his 20 years in power

Opposition fear country will continue on authoritarian path as president is re-elected for another five-year term

Reuters

What the voters say as Turkey votes in election runoff

Here are some views from Turkish citizens as the country voted on Sunday in an election runoff that may extend President Tayyip Erdogan's rule into a third decade or see a transfer of power to his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

Evening Standard

Turkey: Erdogan is president for five more years after defeating Kilicdaroglu in presidential run-off

Rishi Sunak congratulates President Erdogan who won a new term with 52.14% of the vote

Al Jazeera

Results, candidates, issues: Turkey election run-off in 400 words

A simple guide on run-off between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the main opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

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