Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed victory in the country's presidential election, a win that would steer his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. Subscribe: [ Ссылка ] Read more here: [ Ссылка ]
Addressing supporters, Mr Erdoğan said voters had given him the responsibility to rule for the next five years.
The head of Türkiye's election board announced that Mr Erdoğan had won with 52 per cent of the votes.
His challenger, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, called it "the most unfair election in years" but did not dispute the outcome.
The election had been seen a s one of the most consequential yet for Türkiye, with the opposition believing it had a strong chance of unseating Mr Erdoğan after his popularity was hit by a cost-of-living crisis.
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