muharrem ince has emerged as a stop recep tayyip erdogan candidate. is one of big dividing lines in turkey. people who support recep tayyip erdogan‘s leadership, especially after that failed coup. 200,000 people purged. they support his leadership of the country that is more conservative and more islamic. but those who feel he has destroyed democracy and they're putting their face he has destroyed democracy and they're putting theirface in muharrem ince. we will have to see whether muharrem ince can force recep tayyip erdogan into a second round run off and whether the opposition can deprive the president ofa opposition can deprive the president of a majority. what would be the situation if he held on to the presidency, but didn't have control in parliament, to what extent would that weaken his grip on the country? well, that could clip his wings. parliament would be able to veto his budget. they would be able to veto various decrees the president could issue with the new system that was approved. it would be a headache for him. he is very much and his

the headlines: the electoral authorities in turkey say recep tayyip erdogan has won a second term as rly 53%, avoiding the need for a second round run—off. his ak party was also set for an overall majority in parliament. the french president emmanuel macron, has said an informal eu summit on migration rejected solutions that don't fit what he called european values. he said the sixteen leaders had ruled out forcing refugees back to countries where they might face persecution. england have reached the last 16 of the world cup after thrashing panama 6—1 — captain harry kane scored a hat trick. colombia also won on sunday. japan and senegal drew. the final group games start on monday. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk.

we have a big crackdown by president recep tayyip erdogan.osition to his rule? the number one enemy to the president is the state of economy. just this year the currency plunged by 20% against the us dollar. and 60% since 2013. that is one thing he can‘t deal with and the economy has undermined his popularity. thank you. we will see how those elections go. the headlines on bbc news: in less than 45 minutes england will take on panama at the world cup. if they win they‘ll progress to the knockout stages of the competition. new measures aimed at halving the number of obese children in england by 2030 have been announced by the government. the health secretary, jeremy hunt says it‘s "completely inappropriate" for businesses like airbus to issue warnings about the government‘s brexit plans. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. excitement mounting? yes you can feel the tension building. less than an hour to go now until england play panama in their second group game of the world cup. raheem sterling has kept his place in the si

turkey's leader recep tayyip erdogan will asume sweeping new powers after winning a new five—year termesident. police injamaica are trying to determine the motive behind the killing of british couple charlie and gayle anderson who recently retired to the island. also...prince william visits an ancient city injordan as he continues his royal trip to the middle east. his five day tour will include the first official royal visit to israel and the palestinian territories. and as england qualify for the last 16 of the world cup — we look at potential routes to the final. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the grenfell tower enquiry has heard from firefighters who were called to the blaze first. watch manager michael dowden has been giving evidence as phase one of the investigation continues. the inquiry heard that firefighters outside grenfell tower delayed using hoses to prevent the fire escaping from the flat where it started because they were concerned about colleagues inside the building. we can cross over live to the enquiry where firefighters on the night are giving evidence.

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: a closely fought contest but recep tayyip erdogan appears to have succeeded in his bid for another term as turkey's president. to all the people who have taken their duty to go to the ballot boxes, i would like to thank each and every one of those citizens who did their duties. victims of rape by the burmese military — the devastating legacy of sexual violence in the rohingya refugee camps of bangladesh. i'm babita sharma in london. president macron insists eu leaders have all ruled out forcing refugees back to where they may face persecution. and could japan face england in the knockout stages of the world cup? sunday's results mean the possibility remains very much on. we have the latest from moscow. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 3am in istanbul, where president recep tayyip erdogan has claimed victory in the country's presidential and parliamentary elections. victory would give him additional powers under a new constitution, but after a closely fought race the opposition has not yet accepted defeat. our turkey correspondent mar

news coming to you live from berlin we take a look at candidates challenging president breccia tayyip erdogan in turkey's election on sunday they hope to break his fifteen year irene grip on power as opposition parties gain honor to one in the polls. and eyes on the football world will be on the germany team in the coming hours of the world called confines of the defending champions have been suffering the pain since the team's opening match last but coach and players insists germany will rebound against sweden in a do or die match. i'm out on a welcome to the program while turkey heads to a landmark election on sunday whoever wins the vote for president will gain sweeping new powers that turned the largely ceremonial position into an all powerful role although opposition parties are gaining in the polls everything is pointing to another win for wretched typer do a. lot of. good for. president dredge uptight about iran has been steering the course of turkish politics for more than fifteen years that it did he has a good shot at reelection which would allow him to further tighten his grip on p

house then campaigning hard to head of the country's elections on sunday challengers to ratchet tayyip erdogan are hoping they reverse his move to grant the presidency sweeping new powers. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download our op from google play or from the apple store and give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the new app to send us photos and videos. you're watching daily news coming to you live from berlin and more coming out at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website at student news dot com thanks for saying. it's crunch time for germany how big a hurdle will sweden prove to be the world cup two thousand and eighteen today on t.w. news. fish are you up to date don't miss our highlights. program online w dot com hard. the first.

turkey's long—standing leader, recep tayyip erdogan, has claimed victory tonight recep tayyip erdoganntial election — one that would give him additional powers under a new constitution. additional powers after 15 years in power, this was closely fought race but reports suggest that he has avoided the need for a second round of voting. avoided the need for let's join our turkey correspondent mark lowen in istanbul. president mark lowen in istanbul. erdogan has claimed a historic president erdogan has claimed a historic outright win. they are convinced at party headquarters. they are believing what the state news agency is telling them which is his 15 year leadership of turkey has just been extended. his just been extended. die—hard believers never doub it his die—hard believers never doubted it but they savoured it. the devotees of the president looks to have been cemented in power. results from the state news agency showing he has a won another five—year term. polls suggested he would struggle to win outright power and could face a run—off. translation: win outright power and could fa

on polls opened in turkey this morning for a vote which marks president directed tayyip erdogan is biggest electoral challenge in fifteen years of ruling the country whoever wins will take charge with sweeping the presidential powers. in football fans around the globe are still flying high over their team's last minute come from behind victory over sweden the world cup now how the forty days is here with me in studio to break it all down how it's all people have been talking about here in the office i don't know maybe it's because we're in berlin but do you reckon it was the match of the tournament so far it's definitely one of the big matches and destiny one of the most dramatic if not the most dramatic so far of course we were made to so for anyone who was rooting for germany it really really have to weigh practically what it was till the last minute but i think will really need to do is actually take a look at all the action that's. germany started furiously pinning sweden back right from the start but lack of precision in front of goal and they lacked precision in their passing to tony

one opponent to recep tayyip erdogan was even interviewed from prison last night.ing in the final week. we know how central the economy has been in this campaign. how has the state of emergency affected well—being ? campaign. how has the state of emergency affected well-being? well, it does have an effect on the economy in this sense, you know, people feel the uncertainty and that has a knock—on effect on the economy. you go around the country and people say, yes, the number one issue in this election is the economy. but, for example, foreign investment has fallen within the last two years under the state of emergency. why? investors, for the most part, like legal certainty, we like to know where they are investing and that is why many people hope that soon after the election the state of emergency can be lifted. chris morris speaking from istanbul. stay with us on outside source — still to come... an independent train company has started running services on a railway line in cumbria where northern rail trains have been suspended for a month. there was widespread a

that would transform the next presidency into one with unprecedented executive powers richard tayyip erdogan has ruled turkey since two thousand and three that means an entire generation has grown up with only him in power and with half of the population under thirty the country young people will be the ones who dictate the outcome of the vote despite recent polls suggesting most would likely vote in line with their parents our reporter met with two of them a young woman who passionately longs for change and a young man who is one of the current governments biggest supporters. when the ferry docks at the pier in iskandar and the passengers disembark i mean saudi olo is there waiting he's complaining here in istanbul for the a.k.p. president their demands justice and development party. the best game in his twenty eight and studied sports management he's admired the president for as long as he can remember. in the last one with. her some say that our president is tired but it's not true you're aware he has so much energy or emergency there to young people and that's are very motivating you was

their country's future for months now many have said that the reelection of president great ship tayyip erdogan is a foregone conclusion and no matter who wins the vote brings in major cause a two tional change one that would transform the next presidency into one with unprecedented executive powers reach up tayyip erdogan has ruled turkey since two thousand and three that means an entire generation has grown up with only him in power and with half of the population under thirty the country's young people will be the ones who dictate the outcome of the vote despite recent polls suggesting most will likely vote in line with their parents all reporter met with two of them a young woman who passionately longs for change and a young man who is one of the current governments biggest supporters. when the ferry docks at the pier in iskandar and the passengers disembark i mean saudi olo is there waiting he's complaining here in istanbul for the a.k.p. president their demands justice and development party during the service they mean is twenty eight and studied sports management he's admired the preside

the electoral authorities in turkey say recep tayyip erdogan has won a second term as president. it's not that long since turkey was regarded as one of the world's hottest emerging markets. but reviving the economy is now one of the biggest challenges for mr erdogan as he gets set to begin a second term as president. investors are worried about how much control the government has over the economy and that's led the turkish lira to lose more than half its value against the us dollar since mr erdogan first became president in august 2014. however last year the economy grew by a healthy 7.4%, with growth in construction, services and increasing household consumption. but a lot of this has been paid for by borrowing and there are concerns that businesses may struggle to repay their debts. in total, the economy has an estimated $200 billion of dollar debt which is getting more expensive to repay. and less money has been coming into the country with foreign investment falling. it's fallen almost 40% from its peak two years ago to just under $iibn last year. anthony skinner is a directo

recep tayyip erdogan faces many challenges. the economy being one.has tanked in recent years and inflation stands at around ii%. and there is extreme pressure on the economy. then there's the 50,000 people in prison awaiting trial under the president's emergency decree. under his new executive powers he can keep that state of emergency in place, appoint top officials and intervene in the legal system. here's bbc turkish‘s aylin yazan on whether this is the start of a new era. first of all turkey is not a parliamentary republic any more it isa parliamentary republic any more it is a presidential republic from that one. erdogan is taking on an extensive new executive powers. let me say, the parliament's power has been weakened and the office of prime minister is abolished now, and most of the top officials will be appointed by the president himself. for example, constitutional court there will be 15 for example, constitutional court there will be isjudges and three of them will be appointed by the parliament, the other 12 will be appointed by the presi

turkey have been campaigning hard ahead of the country's elections on sunday challenges to ratchet tayyip erdogan are hoping they reverse his move to grant the presidency sweeping new powers. that's it for me this hour you are watching t.v. news coming to you live from berlin war at the top of the next hour and you forget you can get all the latest news and information on our website that's on detail dot com. we speak different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we all stick up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom of choice global news that matters to a w made for minds movement fighting for the case to be taken seriously in the world of war here's what's coming up. on this talk on w o they'd use the still superheroes on a mission to change attitudes on smart women spot smart talks smart structuring a legend patient by no means missed out on the brink recently dangerous times up to make sure. when so-called islamic states wanted to kill kucha and her husband mahmoud they fled with their children two months into the mountain in northern iraq is re

that benefits no one. >> that would be a scary situation. >>> turkey president recep tayyip erdogan tightening the threat to political dominance. erdogan declaring himself the winner before the announcement was made. his opponents claiming state media and the election commission manipulated the results. let's go to sam kiley. sam, what is the word here? is this a clean election? >> reporter: the results of the election have been developed by the coalition led by the presidential candidate most likely to be able to force a runoff if anybody was against mr. erdogan. that did not come to pass. both sides have accepted election results showing mr. erdogan got close to 53%. his rival around 30%. mr. erdogan also took with the coalition the majority of the seats in turkey's parliament. in fact, the erdogan party coalition and erdogan himself now have emerged from the process stronger than when he went into it. this, of course, following the constitutional changes that was brought in after the referendum last year means power is heavily concentrated in the hands of the turkey president. he can appoin

their country's future for months now many have said that the reelection of president great ship tayyip erdogan is a foregone conclusion and no matter who wins the vote brings in major cause a two tional change one that.

faces its most hotly contested elections in many years and they could cement president judge of tayyip erdogan grip on power or possibly even one seat in the woods and alter the course of a country that plays a key international role and we will follow the situation closely keeping you up to date with reports on live coverage live from istanbul and ankara today on d w news . this week on the world story. germany when deportation looms. turkey when young people vote. and we begin in russia this year's world cup house the largest. security presence in football history hundreds of thousands of police officers and soldiers have been deployed he doubly reporter you're a shadow was in moscow to see how russia has protected employee. a wild party for soccer fans that is a hard day's work for security personnel thousands of police officers national guard soldiers and secret service that have a strong presence in all eleven cities where a world cup matches are taking place. a few strenuous we have the situation under control across the country as far as we know there's been no serious threat to any wil

election monitors have said excessive media coverage and emergency measures gave president richard tayyip erdogan a quote undue advantage in sunday's elections everyone was reelected with more than fifty percent of the vote and is set to assume sweeping new powers and a souped up presidency that could see his hold on power last another decade. turkey woke to a new political landscape on monday but still very familiar longstanding leader regine had a one cemented his hold on power winning a further five years in office. but as turks digested the news election monitors from the organization for security and cooperation in europe expressed doubts about how fair the presidential and parliamentary elections had been. this is not and we didn't regard it as being an equal playing field in relation to media and he wasn't and neither in relation to campaigning either the defeated presidential candidate condemned the elections as unfair from start to finish but here they want to concentrate on uniting a deeply divided country so mr. as of today please do not act like the president after a k. party be the p

the headlines: a closely fought contest but recep tayyip erdogan appears to have succeeded in his bido the ballot boxes, i would like to thank each and every one of those citizens who have their duties. victims of rape by the burmese military — the devastating legacy of sexual violence in the rohingya refugee camps of bangladesh. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. president macron insists eu leaders have ruled out forcing

as you've been hearing, the electoral authorities in turkey say recep tayyip erdogan has won a secondm as president. it's not that long since turkey was regarded as one of the world's hottest emerging markets, but reviving the economy is now one of the biggest challenges for mr erdogan as he gets set to begin a second term as president. investors are concerned about how much control the government has over the economy, and that has led to the turkish lira losing more than half its value against the us dollar since mr erdogan first became president in august 2014. however, last year, the economy saw economic growth of 7.4% — a pace that continued at the beginning of this year with growth in construction and services fuelled by a strong increase in household consumption. but a lot of this has been paid for by borrowing and there are real concerns about whether businesses, in particular, can afford to repay their debts. in total, the economy has an estimated $200 billion of dollar debt, which is getting more expensive to repay. and less money has been coming into the country, with foreig

have opened and turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections and come but later batch of tayyip erdogan and his party are facing a tight race with a revitalized opposition opposition candidates mauro n.j. from the secular republican people's party has votes his is hoping to force her to wanted to a second round runoff and has held huge campaign rallies in recent days turkish voters are concerned over a weakening economy and the ruling parties increasingly across a group that has bolstered the opposition. and he w correspondent during jones is with us now from outside a polling center in istanbul durian can you give us a sense of what's happening where you are right now. well that's been the city's stream of photos since the polling station here opened at around eight o'clock now traditionally voters do in here in turkey vote late turkey does have a very high petition participation rate one of the highest in the world over eighty percent normally and turnout is seen as key to this election the opposition have been pushing hard for their or their supporters to return back from holidays an

polls have opened in turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections incumbent laser rhett's of tayyip erdogan and his a k party are facing stiff competition particularly from opposition kansas. from the secular republican people's party and he's held huge campaign rallies across the country and is hoping to force her to onto a second round runoff the opposition has been bolstered by voters' concerns of it a weakening economy and the ruling a k party is increasingly autocratic rule and correspondent dorian jones is with us now from outside a polling center in istanbul durian can you give us a sense of what's happening where you are right now. well there's been a steady stream of photos since the polling station here opened at around eight o'clock now traditionally voters do in here in turkey vote late turkey does have a very high position participation rate one of the highest in the world over eighty percent normally and turnout is seen as key to this election the opposition to be pushing hard for their supporters to return back from holidays and in fact we're hearing reports that many most of

but polls have opened in turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections president wretch of tayyip erdogan on his a.k. party are facing a tight race or two on has cast his ballot he needs to win more than fifty percent of today's vote to avoid a runoff his main competition comes from the engine of the secular republican people's party galvanized the opposition with huge campaign rallies across the country in recent weeks. but i detail you correspondent dorian jones is with us now from the polling center in istanbul dorrian can you give us a sense of how voting has been going so far. but it's been a said the stream of voters cars bringing the old infirmed into this voting station and those numbers are expected to ramp up in the last few hours total traditionally do vote late has one of the highest voting participation rates in the world over eighty percent normally vote in elections but that will be surpassed with the opposition galvanized into bringing their supporters out we have reports from many of turkey's see results orienteers turks have abandoned their holidays to come here and to t

and also on the program delia meets the candidates challenging president president russian tayyip erdogan in turkey election on sunday they're hoping to head off his plans for a change constitution and sutil presidency. well it's not just a ten at the world cup on the defending champions germany are center stage and i have. from detail that he's fourth desk with me here in studio paolo i want to talk about germany in just a moment first talk to me about the very tense and tight games the happened on friday for friday was a very exciting day of football to say the least switzerland against serbia fail to disappoint but the most frustrating match that i've watched in quite a long time was of course between brazil and costa rica and i think the best thing on is best i can look at this report. resisted late ins again very date i when she did continue funny to scold injury time that already begun was a goal that came as a big relief as a night of the brazilians and was celebrated as if they had just ones of what cup. was a custom you can steam organize name a finally had his moment was scoring

polls have opened in turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections and comments new directive tayyip erdogan and his a k party are facing a tight race with a revitalized opposition opposition comes in j. from the sea hates people r.t. has just voted as he's campaigned strongly and is hoping to force everyone to a second french elections calm after the country voted to extend the powers of the presidency concerns over both a weakening economy and a democratic rule have strengthened the opposition more than fifty percent of the vote must be secured for and outright win. correspondent during jones is with us now from a polling center in istanbul and can you give us a sense of what is happening where you are right now. well voter turnout has been quite steady although traditionally turks to vote late turkey has been the highest voting rate in the world over eighty percent normally turnout and turnout is in this a key election seem to be the opposition will be particularly focusing on bringing their vote we've heard though to many seaside resorts across turkey are empty today as voters have retur

monitors have set excessive media coverage and emergency measures in place gave president rich of tayyip erdogan a quote undue advantage in national polls or one was reelected with more than fifty percent of the vote let's take a look now at the final results turkey's the state's a news agency have put sarah to want to just under fifty three percent his main challenger maher i mean she of the secular seat h.p. the republican people's party received about thirty one percent of the vote while so a lot. you know there were a touch of the h d p has pulled in just over eight percent well up parliamentary elections were also held on sunday are the ones islamic conservative take a party in an alliance has also secured a majority in the parliament as well as our don't want assumes office in a newly instituted executive presidency the opposition has warned that the country might be headed into a dangerous era of one man rule. turkey walked to a new political landscape on monday but still very familiar longstanding leader type out of one cemented his hold on power winning a further five years in office an

turkey has been campaigning hard to head of the country's elections on sunday challenges she recha tayyip erdogan are hoping they reverse his move to grant this presidency sweeping new power is. in the eyes of the vocal world are all the germany squad of the world called after a first match loss they feel they knew they most in fact win again today against sweden and they are to defend their title. but don't forget you can always get you to the news on the go just download our from google play or from the apple store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as a push notifications for any breaking news you can also use it in the office send us your photos and your videos. and. that's it for me for now you are watching detail you news coming to you live from berlin we will have the morning's again at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information right around the clock on our web site that's all and dot com thanks for joining us and keep it here you can. move. is going to go on a journey to the day. you know the banks. and

. >>> elsewhere, turkey president recep tayyip erdogan tightening control over the country after surviving the most serious threat to the political dominance. erdogan declaring himself the winner of the turkey election before the official results announced. the opponent claiming the commission manipulated the results. let's go live to sam kiley. >> reporter: the leading opposition candidate has been speaking and he is still speaking and conceding that he lost the election. bitterly bemoaning the future of turkey which is under existential threat under one man and one party rule. that is because erdogan emerged as the clear victor. he said there was a turnout of close to 90% among the 60 million registered voters in turkey. he mergemerged with a clear man and power in thes office of the -- power and in the office of the president. he gets to appoint cabinet from outside and controls the judicial areas of government. they hoped to be able to force a runoff and send a signal to mr. erdogan there is room for compromise. now he has another five-year term. there is not much constitutional room f

i'm sumi so much going to get to have you with us we start in turkey where wretch of tayyip erdogan has declared victory in the country's presidential election according to unofficial results he received more than the fifty percent of the vote needed to avoid a runoff now speaking to his supporters everyone also said his a.k. party's alliance has a majority in the parliamentary vote if confirmed that would allow him to govern with greatly expanded powers the opposition is alleging manipulation saying there tallies showed one poll worse than the results reported by state media and let's look at those preliminary. results now with more than ninety eight percent of the presidential vote counted turkey's state news agency puts the incumbent heir to one of fifty three percent state media reporting that his main challenger most of the c.h.p. received thirty one percent of the vote while. of the pro kurdish h.t.t.p. has pulled in around eight percent let's bring in our correspondent yulia han and she's been following the latest developments for us and she joins us from outside the main opposit

need to bring you some live pictures from the turkish capital ankara now as recep tayyip erdogan looks to be on course for a second five year term as president that's after leaving his opponents trailing in sunday's election as you can see people have pulled onto the streets in celebration the new state run media around the country are reporting that ninety five percent of votes have been counted and i say to one is currently on fifty three percent want his closest rival center left kind of at the harm in. just over thirty percent well after the election the office of president will be awarded in new powers which a slim majority of turks approved and a referendum last year parliamentary elections have also been taking place on the ruling a k party is leading in those fifty six million people have voted in turkey and one point five million turks voted from up wrote. about at the top of the hour with all the latest news headlines and of course the latest from the football stadium of. light from many clubs over the years so i know the guy even so i got. the ball isn't only about what happ

after 16 years in the job, turkish president recep tayyip erdogan has began seeking reelection this weekendmany see him as the man who put the economy on the global map, but times have changed. the turkish lira has been tumbling for months. investment is declining in a certainty is also prompting german businesses to pack their bags, like this one. >reporter: fresh fruit and vegetables are the bedrock of this business. four years ago the german entreprereneur stataed a smallll company in istanbul. he made juicece at a small shop, but a year ago he had to close. many of his customers were foreigners who left the country after the attempted coup. he now sells mostly to hototels. >> this is caret, -- carrot, apple. reporter: he and his american partner built the business together. now they are looking to leavave turkey. there's more driving their decision than a longing for home. >> lifife here has changed. it is not as free and open, or as relaxed as it used to be. i think the main reason is that so many people are under pressure b because of the econoc situation. reporter: the turkish econom

recep tayyip erdogan has been re—elected as the president of turkey, with nearly 53% of the vote. his ak party is set for an overall majority in parliament, but his main challenger, muharrem ince, has said that it was not a fair race. addressing jubilant supporters in ankara, mr erdogan said he would act more decisively against what he called terrorist organisations. translation: starting from tomorrow we will begin working to fulfil the pledge as we make to our people. to a large extent we have completed our preparations regarding the new residential system. —— presidential. turkey made its decision in favour of fighting decisively against all terrorist organisations, including the pkk. at the same time, these results show we will continue to liberate syrian land and open the way for gas in our country to return home safely. —— gasts. —— guests. mr erdogan‘s supporters say they voted for stability and continuity, but those supporting the opposition fear that the new powers he is going to assume as president are a threat to democracy. translation: he means everything to us. transl

. >> we'll start first in turkey, where election officials say president recep tayyip erdogan has been re-elect. the man who ran the country the past 15 years survived his biggest challenge yet on sunday, results he soundly beat his closest rival, who had seemed on the verge of forcing erdogan into a runoff. speaking earlier today, the opposition candidate told reporters he accepted the election results, but slammed the country's new moves toward an executive presidency, saying turkey was transitioning toward one-man regime. reporter: extending his 15-year grip on power, a triumphant recep erdogan addressed a crowd of flag-waving supporters after claiming a first-round victory in a landmark presidential election. the winner of this election is democracy. the winners are every one of our 81 million citizens. starting tomorrow, we will be working to fulfill the pledges we made to our people. reporter: the campaign had seen a revitalized emerge asas a serious challenger to erdogan's a.k.p. as ballots were still being counted, the party complained about the conduct of the vote, accusing st

turkey's elections polls opened earlier this morning for a vote which marks president threats of tayyip erdogan the biggest electoral challenge in fifty years of ruling the country who.

>> it is an historic ection cause recep tayyip erdogan passed a referendum where he assigned himself new executive powers. if erdogan wins election on sunday, he will fully assume those powers, which will makeat him head of head of government, head of ruling party,ead of army, head of police, already has the right to appoint judges to the high courts. if he wins the elections, he will have legislative, executive branches in his hands. he will come the most powerful turkish politician since ataturk established modern turkey in 1923. jane: what could stop him? >> effective oppition. it was said for a long time that turkey suffered from and erdogan was blessed with weak opposition. that is no longer the case.ey re opposing erdogan with the united force for the first time. erdogan's luck was that his opposition was composed ofe disparoups. sometimes the distanceetween der than the is wi distance between them and erdogan. they have decided to overcome ontheir differences, numbe number two, the opposition has produced two effective leaders. one is heading a new party, although she set it up

dear of will continue business as usual after the world cup when turkish president rage chip tayyip erdogan called a snap election earlier this year he hoped this move would secure him reelection before the country's steadily worsening economy could impact public support but that was before the country's opposition parties united in a way they haven't before filmmaker cousin kizil takes us to izmir a liberal stronghold of the opposition where he shows us how the votes outcome no longer seem so certain. couples kissing in public even same sex couples and they drink beer without anyone checking. that only happens in izmir says filmmaker cause i'm cool he tells us his hometown has always been different from the rest of turkey. he had a pot to piss off of that. we've never had a mayor who belongs to a right wing party. that has a lot to do with the tolerant and relaxed political climate here. it. is near is on the a g. in coast with a population of four million it's turkey's third largest city and perhaps its most european this is due to the port city its location as well as its multicultural h

recep tayyip erdogan has held power in turkey for more than 15 years versus prime minister, then as presidentmany young voters have no -- grown up knowing no other leader. and his authoritarian style is he only kind of leadership they know. in national elections next sunday they'll be able to decide themselves if erdogan should stay at the helm. julia hahn reports. julia: when the ferry docks at the. the passengers disembark, he is there waiting. he is campaigning here for the akp, president erdogan's justice and development party. he is 28 and studied sports management. he has admired the president for as long as he can remember. >> some say that our president is tired. but it is not true. he has so much energy. two young people, that is very young -- to young people, that is very motivating. if he is not tired, we should not be, either. if you love what you do you do not get tired. we love this country, this nation, and we will fight for it. >> we will be saying no to this one man regime on june 24. in the neighboring district -- julia: in the neighboring district, this man is drumming up s

turkey is still full vote on june the twenty fourth poll showed controversial president red chip tayyip erdogan is facing a tight contest from five other challenges. the u.s. and japanese leaders have met to discuss prospects for the upcoming north korea summit by these leaders sat.

the turkish leader, recep tayyip erdogan, has claimed victory in both the presidential and parliamentary elections, but the opposition insists the outcome is not yet clear. the final results of polls won't be known for some days, but mr erdogan has said he will "work to fulfill his pledges." here's mark lowen from istanbul. his diehard believers never doubted it. but still, they savoured it. the devotees of a president who looks to be cemented in power. results from the state news agency showing he has won another five—year term. polls had suggested he had struggled to win outright and could have faced a runoff. translation: he means everything to us. turkey would have been lost without him. it would have ceased to exist. all of them is happy, so i am happy. one half of the turkish people is not happy, the other half of turkish people. but it is all turkish people, brothers like this. relief for turkey's strongman, who has claimed victory. if the results are confirmed, he will adopt sweeping new powers, scrapping the post of prime minister, ruling with decrees and choosing most seniorjud

coming to you live from grenade we take a look at candidates challenging president threatened tayyip erdogan turkey's election on sunday they hope to break his fifteen year i mean grip on power as opposition parties gain honor to one in the polls. and eyes on the football world will be on the germany team in the coming hours of the worlds.

turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, has declared that the ride—hailing service uber is "finishedxi system. thousands of regular taxidrivers in istanbul have argued that uber provides an illegal service. the government has toughened transport licensing rules, making it harder for drivers to register with uber. it is the first full day in office for italy's new prime minister giuseppe conte after being sworn in on friday. mr conte is to lead a coalition government one half of which, the five star movement, held a celebration rally in rome today. our correspondent james reynolds was there and sent us this. this rally organised by the five star movement in room shows how quickly things can change in italy. just a few days ago, five star was calling to everyone to come here and calling to everyone to come here and call to the impeachment of the country's president because the president had vetoed the choice of a eurosceptic finance minister for the 5—star leak coalition. then everyone got together, the arguments were resolved, and so this rally has now been rebranded as a celebration.

turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, australia has issued an alert after 83 shipping containersof new south wales during heavy swells. the items include sanitary products, surgical masks, and nappies. they've begun washing up ashore and there are concerns that they could prove dangerous to whales if they swallow them. spain's new prime minister, pedro sanchez, has been sworn into office by king felipe. it followed the ousting of the government of mariano rajoy, in a parliamentary vote of no confidence. a new separatist catalan government was also formally sworn in on saturday, with its regional leader calling for talks with spain's new prime minister. richard galpin reports. the leader of spain's socialist party taking the formal steps to becoming the country's new prime minister. translation: i promise on my conscience and honour to loyally fulfil the responsibilities of prime minister and to be loyal to the king and to safeguard the constitution, as well as keeping the deliberations of the cabinet secret. king felipe the first to congratulate pedro sanchez at today's ceremony