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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won reelection in a victory that extends his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade

Unofficial results showed Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 52 of the vote, compared with 48 for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

A third term gives Erdogan an even stronger hand domestically and internationally, and the election results will have implications far beyond Ankara. Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it plays a key role in NATO.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, according to unofficial results, in a victory that extends his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade in a country reeling from high inflation and the aft

Erdogan, 69, could remain in power until 2028.

Erdogan’s government vetoed Sweden’s bid to join NATO and purchased Russian missile-defense systems. But it also helped broker a crucial deal that allowed Ukrainian grain shipments and averted a global food crisis.

Preliminary, unofficial results from Turkish news agencies showed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 88% of ballot boxes counted in a presidential runoff that will decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade

Turkey’s incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in his countrys runoff election, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade.

Unofficial results showed Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 52 of the vote, compared with 48 for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

Unofficial results showed Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 52 of the vote, compared with 48 for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.