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Erdogan declares victory in runoff election


A supporter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip erdogan reacts in front of AK Party’s headquarter in Istanbul on the day of the Presidential runoff vote in Istanbul, on May 28, 2023. (Credit: OZAN KOSE / AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory Sunday in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule.

"We will be ruling the country for the coming five years," Erdogan told his cheering supporters from atop a bus in his home district in Istanbul. "God willing, we will be deserving of your trust."


Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory Sunday in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule.

"We will be ruling the country for the coming five years," Erdogan told his cheering supporters from atop a bus in his home district in Istanbul. "God willing, we will be deserving of your trust."...