recep tayyip erdogan‘s political life. 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.

a lot of people are speculating that this gamble that recep tayyip erdogan took in calling these electionsese elections? i think the likelihood is recep tayyip erdogan will win in the first or second round. the expectation is that his party will lose control of parliament. if that is the case, there will be a lot of political instability and increased economic volatility. if he is still in power, still president, but he doesn‘t have a parliamentary majority, what would that mean, would that curtail his powers? because we have seen thousands of people being arrested after that failed coup and it seemed to the outside world that he was a strong man, in such a position of power, that he couldn‘t be challenged. man, in such a position of power, that he couldn't be challenged.“ his party, if recep tayyip erdogan‘s party was to lose the parliamentary elections, i think that some of his powers may be curtailed. but the president is not a co—operative president. he is much more, he believes in singular rule. he is combative and confrontational. what i suspect is that the level of confrontation wil

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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

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

recep tayyip erdogan said we can do that and all parties are free to campaign as they see fit. r some people and the fact that the election campaign is now in its full final swing 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 w

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

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

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

. >>> 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

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

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

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

. >> 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

>> 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

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

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

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

with six presidential candidates, recep tayyip erdogan 's future is far from certain. reporter: erdogan supporters and opponents stand side-by-side outside the german consulate -- turkish consulate in berlin. votes from turks living abroad could swing the election. it is likely to be a close one. as you can see, members of the turkish community are eager to cast their votes in berlin. they want to decide which direction the country is heading, but where to, many different opinions. six candidates have entered the presidential election, and 8 parties hope to win votes in the parliamentary election. most people will be voting for or against erdogan. >> same government should stay. everything should remain as is. which party? akp. >> erdogan bothers me. what he did to us for 16 years was not right. he worked for himself. >> erdogan is the best, because he has built roads and hospitals. before, there were notot even propoper roads in turkey. reporter: the first day of the election has run smoothly. each party has sent election monitors. they are decisively countering accus

turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan has acknowledged that this sunday's presidential and parliamentary run so close that they will produce a coalition government. bbc correspondent mark lowen has been travelling the country to canvass opinion. two—year—old neval never knew her mum. she was shot in the neck by turkish police, and died after the birth. her grandma raises her. herfather is in prison, and she doesn't know the truth. they were, say the family, innocently caught up in clashes between pkk kurdish militants and government forces, the same government president erdogan is hoping to lead again after sunday's election. translation: when neval grows up, i'll tell her the state killed her mother and put herfather in prison. i hate erdogan for what he's done to my family. if he came here, i'd spit in his face. god damn him. but he did come here, to kurdish—dominated south—east turkey — not a region where he has a majority, but in this tight election, he needs kurdish votes to win. women are separated from men at his rallies, unheard of before he took office. "0ne nation, one flag, on

turkey's long—standing leader, recep tayyip erdogan, has claimed victory tonight in the country's presidentialion — one that would give him additional powers under a new constitution. votes say he has 53% while his closest rival is a 31%. he also said his party had maintained a majority. by his party had maintained a majority. by the opposition claim it is too early to announce the outcome. —— but. our turkey correspondent mark lowen sent us this update from istanbul. president erdogan has claimed a historic outright win the. they are convinced of him at the ak party headquarters. official votes are still being counted what they believe what the state tv agency is telling him, that his 15 year leadership of turkey has just been extended. his diehard believers never doubted it. but still, they say that it. the date —— 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 loopholes had suggested he had struggled to win outright and could have faced a raft. translation: in means everything to us. translation: in

the latest headlines: the electoral authorities in turkey say recep tayyip erdogan has won a second term as president. with nearly all the votes counted, mr erdogan has secured nearly 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 16 leaders had ruled out forcing refugees back to countries where they might face persecution. and 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 time for dateline london. hello and a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. this week our major topic for discussion is migration, and how it's handled across europe and in the united states. plus, as major companies rang alarm bells in the uk, what are the prospects for striking a full deal with the eu

muharrem injay, leader of the secular republican people's party, called president recep tayyip erdogan reaffirmed his promise to lift the two—year nationwide state of emergency. mr erdogan is still expected to win the presidential poll but mr injay hopes to force him into a second round. let's turn to the issue of brexit now, and one of our top business stories. airbus says it will reconsider its position in britain if it leaves the european union without a deal. the aircraft manufacturer directly employs 14,000 people in the uk but supports a further 110 thousand uk jobs among its suppliers. it warns it is getting increasingly concerned by the lack of progress over brexit. its opposition to leaving the eu is not new the company wrote to its uk staff in 2016 to warn them of the dangers of brexit to the business financials. with me is 0liver cornock, editor—in—chief at the oxford business group. good morning. good to see you. what is your reaction to this statement from airbus? it is not a surprise, is it? it should not be a surprise. investors do not like uncertainty. the brexit of ark

turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, has called on voters to return him to office, with sweeping campaigning in the country's elections. but he's facing a tough challenge, from a newly united opposition. mark lowen reports from istanbul. turkey's opposition has finally found its voice. for 15 years, it's been fractured, unable to challenge president erdogan. but then came muharrem ince, a fiery centre—left man of the people who draws enormous crowds and is giving the turkey's president the battle of his political life. "turkey needs not a tired president but one with fresh blood," he told his last rally in istanbul. they believe the opposition can win a majority in parliament and force mr erdogan to a second—round run—off in the presidential election. this is taksim, the most iconic square in turkey. mr erdogan is here. he's there. he's everywhere. there's not a single opposition poster in sight. that unlevel playing field doesn't worry the erdogan side, also out today. conservative pious turks revere him as their saviour in once secular—dominated turkey. he repeated his slogan,

and presidential elections, which are being seen as the biggest challenge yet to president recep tayyip erdogan. turnout for this election is expected to be high, with steady streams of voters reported at polling stations all over the country. mr erdogan is looking to win his second 5—year term as president, which would also grant him extra powers that were approved in a referendum last april. mark joins markjoins us from istanbul. he called these snap elections. how much of a gamble has he played? called these snap elections. how much of a gamble has he played7m was a big gamble when he called it because he caught the opposition off guard and they didn't have a credible candidate two months ago when he called the elections. since then, the main opposition party, the ce ntre—left then, the main opposition party, the centre—left chp have nominated a very fiery man of the people type candidate, who has electrified this campaign. he has emerged as the stop erdogan candidate and he's giving him the fight of his life. we will see if he stops mr erdogan reaching 50% in the election and go to a second

european union has criticised the recent election campaign in turkey which resulted in president recep tayyip erdoganuropean election observers highlighted unbalanced press coverage and the use of emergency powers to restrict freedoms. thousands of iranians have taken to the streets of tehran, in the biggest anti—government protest since 2012. protesters are calling for iran to end its foreign interventions in syria and elsewhere, to concentrate on the economic crisis at home. riot police fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. rescue divers in thailand are searching for a group of children believed to have been trapped in a flooded cave in the north of the country since saturday. 12 children, aged between 11 and 16, together with a football coach, were exploring inside the key‘s narrow tunnels when a section near the main entrance was flooded. the desperate pa rents entrance was flooded. the desperate parents have gathered outside the cave as jonathon parents have gathered outside the cave asjonathon head reports. thai navy divers are battling strong currents, deep water and mud—blocked passag

the headlines: the electoral authorities in turkey say recep tayyip erdogan has won a second term as president. with nearly all the votes counted, mr erdogan has secured nearly 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. welcome to hardtalk, i'm sarah montague. senatorjeff flake is one of president trump's harshest critics. he thinks the president is a danger to america and the republican party and he has exhorted his fellow republicans to do something about him, but any republican who speaks out against president trump

i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: a closely fought contest but recep tayyip erdogan appears 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

european union has criticised the recent election campaign in turkey which resulted in president recep tayyip erdoganuropean election observers highlighted unbalanced press coverage and the use of emergency powers to restrict freedoms. does alter and is suing two of his children and his manager, saying that they stole from them. it was filed one week after his children petitioned to take control of his finances because of cognitive decline. he was the second man to walk on the surface of the moon. after decades of delays, british lawmakers have voted to approve plans to build a third runway at london's heathrow airport — europe's busiest. the uk foreign secretary, borisjohnson — who has opposed expansion, and once threatened to lie down in front of the bulldozers — did not vote. he's been visiting afghanistan. our political correspondent, ben wright, has more. the ayes to the right, a15. the nos to the left, 119. this is a momentous moment really because this question of how to expand our airport capacity in the uk has dogged successive governments now for decades and certainly over the last decades,

sreenivasan: finally tonight, wofith 80% the vote counted in turkey's election today, president recep tayyip erdoganimed victory in his bid for another term that will also brdly expanded his powers. turkey's state-run news agency rts erdogan has more tha 50% of the vote, but one of his main opponents is contesting that. if dogan's lead holds, he will avoid a runoff in july. andth onext "newshour," the challenge of taking away guns from the elderlydeho suffer from ntia and other degenerative diseases. that's monday on the "pbs newshour." that's all for this edition ofwe "pbs newshour end." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh acce.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. dr. p. roy vagelos and diana t. vagelos. the j.p.ndation. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual gr anp retirement p

never before in a decade has an election race been so tight in turkey, but president recep tayyip erdogan'ste—winning machine in turkey held on to power, despite a fierce opposition campaign. translation: one nation, one flag, one country, and one state. for this, we will be one. but the primary challenge he faces is just that, bringing the nation together. this country feels more polarised than ever. mr erdogan is either despised or adored. he will now assume sweeping new powers such as appointing his cabinet, his vice presidents, and even seniorjudges. that concerns the opposition. president erdogan's main rival muharrem ince warned today that turkey was entering a dangerous regime of one—man rule. he called on mr erdogan to embrace the whole nation. translation: president erdogan, from now on please don't act like you are the leader of the akp. bring people together. be the president for the 81 million people. i suggest you use my campaign slogan, everyone's president. president erdogan's governing akp lost seats in parliament but will still be able to secure a majority with the help of

in the last half hour, the turkish leader, recep tayyip erdogan, has declared victory in both presidentialnd parliamentary elections. he said unofficial election results suggest he has won another term in office, and that there is no need for a second round run—off. he also claimed that adding that his justice and development party had won the majority in parliament. lets take a listen. the elections on the 24th ofjune has brought some good news for our country, for our people. at the moment, an official results of this election is known. at the moment, it appears that our country has elected me —— unofficial results. at the moment, it appears that our country has elected me to continue to be the president, although it is an official. of course, again, ak party has also a majority in the parliament, and where we have a duty for a legislative process, as well. so i thank all of those who have actually taken their duty to work at the ballot boxes, and use their votes. i would like to thank each and every one of those citizens who did their duties. selin giritjoins us now from istanbul. if we

votes are being counted in turkey, where president recep tayyip erdogan says there's been a high turnoutis looking to win his second 5—year term as president. he's faced a tough electoral battle with muharrem ince, a former physics teacher who has energised the opposition. selin giritjoins us now from istanbul. this was quite a gamble for mr erdogan. it is. this wasn't what he had expected to start with when he called the snap election is over a month ago and brought forward the elections that were scheduled to ta ke elections that were scheduled to take place in november of 2019, he wasn't expecting to face such a fierce fight. the opposition candidate of the main opposition candidate, the chp, has put up a fearless ca m pa ig n candidate, the chp, has put up a fearless campaign and managed to galvanise the demoralised voters in the opposition. today we are expecting the first initial results to be announced within the next few hours. polls closed over an hour ago. when the supreme electoral board ago. when the supreme electoral boa rd lifts ago. when the supreme electoral board lifts t

in the presidential poll, it's not clear if president recep tayyip erdogan will be re—elected withoutselin giritjoins us now from istanbul. we still do not know what the final results will be in this most contested election that turkey has seen contested election that turkey has seenin contested election that turkey has seen in recent years. there is a lot at stake. the new president would have sweeping powers if he secures more than 50% of the votes, tonight, then there would not be a run—off within two weeks. but if neither of the candidates secure 50% of the votes, then there will be a run—off. president hacker is leading the polls. 0ne agency gives the figures as such. president oh dodoo. —— erdogan. that is a figure contested by independent monitors. it could be a long night. they are a professional and political science joins me now. if the figures are as that news agency reports, then—president erdogan will become this president with extraordinary powers. what kind of powers will he have? he will have extraordinary powers, but i think, another urgent issue that i would like to

turkish television says the country's president — recep tayyip erdogan — has taken a small lead in itss high with 87 % of turks taking part, according to the state broadcaster. the snap election has been seen as the biggest challenge yet to the president. his ak party has been in powerfor 16 years. selin giritjoins us now from istanbul. he will be heartened by these early figures coming out. well, the early figures coming out. well, the early figures were announced by their state run news agency and they put president erdogan's votes at 55.8% and the main challenger, his main challenger, their votes stand at 2996, challenger, their votes stand at 29%, according to the figures announced by the state run newsagency. however, we need to underline that other figures are coming in as we speak. there are half a million independent election monitors working today at the ballot boxes, making sure that the votes are free and fair and the figures they are announcing are dramatically different. they put president erdogan's votes at 33% and the other contender at 33%. that could mean a dramatic ch

when turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan called snap elections, he had hoped to strengthen his positionth many turks either weary of the continuing security crisis, or hit by the slow down in the nation's economy. our correspondent mark lowen has been travelling across turkey, assessing the mood in the country. when he called this snap election in april it seemed easily in the bag for him. he had to catch the opposition off guard, he was pre—empting a potential financial crisis on the horizon, with inflation rising of the turkish lira plummeting so it clearly seemed in his benefit to call that early election. but actually, since then, there has been a uniting of the opposition around in the parliamentary election, and there's been a very strong opposition candidate who has burst onto the scene here. from the centre—left, a long—standing mp, he presents himself as a man of the people, able to connect with people beyond the pa rty‘s to connect with people beyond the party's traditionally secularist elitist based, and he's firebrand. he has met his match in this candidate, despite the fact