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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech in Istanbul on June 24, 2018, after initial results of Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)
June 25, 2018, 12:35 pm
Turkey’s Erdogan fetes poll triumph, opposition concedes defeat
Cementing his powers, president says Ankara ‘has given a lesson in democracy to the entire world’; Iran, Russia, Sudan, Venezuela, Hamas applaud his victory
By AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech on June 24, 2018 in Istanbul. (AFP PHOTO / Bulent Kilic)
June 25, 2018, 3:17 am
Erdogan declared winner in Turkish vote, cementing grip on power
Supreme Election Committee says incumbent president wins absolute majority in first round; five parties enter parliament, including Kurdish faction
By AFP
Turkey's President and ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his ballot in Turkey's elections at a polling station in Istanbul, June 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
June 24, 2018, 11:06 pm
Incumbent Erdogan claims victory in Turkey’s presidential election
But main opponent, Muharrem Ince, says only 37% of ballot boxes have been counted, accuses state media of ‘manipulating’ results
By Suzan Fraser, Elena Becatoros and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
Turkey's president and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), shakes hands with supporters, as he leaves the polling station after casting his vote. (AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS)
June 24, 2018, 8:13 pm
Erdogan poised for victory in pivotal Turkey poll
President significantly ahead of nearest rival with some 80% of ballots counted; Kurdish People’s Democratic Party eyes parliament spot
By Suzan Fraser, Elena Becatoros and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
Supporters of the Turkish President shout slogans as they attend a campaign rally in Istanbul on June 23, 2018, one day before presidential and parliamentary elections. (AFP PHOTO / Aris MESSINIS)
June 24, 2018, 6:37 am
Expanded powers up for grabs in Turkey election
Under constitutional changes voted on last year, next president could ensconce himself in one-man rule, with Erdogan eyeing another decade in office
By AFP
A supporter of Muharrem Ince, Presidential candidate of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party holds a banner reading "president of all of us" and people wave flags, as an election poster of the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seen behind, on June 23, 2018 in Istanbul. ( AFP/ Yasin AKGUL)
June 24, 2018, 6:08 am
Erdogan faces toughest challenge yet as Turkey heads to polls
Secular opposition rival Muharrem Ince mounts surprisingly strong campaign against backdrop of drooping economy, with new powers for strongman on the line in Sunday’s contest
By AFP
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