Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory Sunday in a historic runoff vote that posed the biggest challenge to his 20 years of transformative but divisive rule.The 69-year-old leader overcame Turkey's biggest economic crisis in generations and the most powerful opposition alliance to ever face his Islamic-rooted party to take an unassailable lead.Near complete results showed him leading secular opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu by four percentage points.
Herzog congratulates ruling leader, says he is confident Ankara, Jerusalem will work to 'expand the good ties' between them; Hamas, PA's Abbas also laud incumbent for his win
Turkish polling stations closed Sunday in a historic runoff election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades of dominant but divisive Islamic style of rule until 2028.
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.