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is a state agency controlled by erdogan, has a wide sweep... the other is in opposition leaning news agency. both of them now are reporting the same result which is that president erdogan looks like he is about to get another five years in power. he has gone over that 50% line which is needed to be turkeys next president. kilicdaroglu, his challenger has been speaking this evening in ankara, talking about dark days ahead, he says the turkey. people have been taken aggravating here all ...

Take a moment, take a pause, and remember why we are where we are. this is the presidential election in turkey. this was the incumbent, erdogan, facing a candidate put forward by a coalition of six opposition parties. that was a candidate in kilicdaroglu. there was a first round of voting on the 14th of may which involved a third candidate. if any one of those three men got beyond 50 plus 1% of the vote, they would have secured presidency erdogan got 49.52%. kilicdaroglu got 45%. that meant, for...