a new era for recep tayyip erdogan and turkey was a whole. ered indicated that -- recep tayyip erdogan indicated that he wishes to be in power in 2023, when turkey will celebrate 100 years since the founding of the republic. for him to do that and achieve other goals, he'll need to build on his large support base, winning over after more sections. >>> still to come in this programme. wr in ukraine where pro-russian separatists are being pounded. >>> and tunisia tightens security at its borders as violence from libya threatens to spill over. >>> the top stories here on al jazeera - iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki is not backing down despite calls for his resignation. he's threatening iraq's president with legal action after a parliamentary session was delay allowing nouri al-maliki to begin a third term. >>> a ceasefire between israel and gaza appears to be holding. they are hoping to resume talks for a longer term solution in cairo. >>> turkey's prime minister recep tayyip erdogan has won the first presidential election. he promised is n

a new victory for recep tayyip erdogan and turkey was a whole. recep tayyip erdogan indicated that he wishes to be in power in 2023. that's when they celebrate 100 years. for him to do that and achieve other goals like modernizing the constitution, he'll need to build on his support case. >>> al jazeera is demanding the release of its three journalists who have been imprisoned in egypt for 226 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were given seven year sentences. baher mohamed had an extra three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. >>> lib earians have been defying warnings from their president to avoid public gatherings as the west african country struggles to contain the ebola virus. people filled the churches on sunday. stringent airport checks and controls are being brought in. the world health organisation classified the ebola epidemic as an international health emergency. >>>

free-loving people of the world. >> a new era for recep tayyip erdogan, and turkey has a whole. recep tayyip erdogan indicated that he wishes to be in pour in 2023 when turkey will celebrate 100 years since the founding of the republic, for him to do that and achievement other goals, like modernizing the constitution he'll need to build on the support base, winning over more sections of turkish society. >>> al jazeera is demanding theers of its three journalists who have been in prison in egypt for 226 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were given seven years sentences, baher mohamed got an extra three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. >>> ukranian government says its forces crowned the city of donetsk and surrounds the rebels surrender. the pro-russian fighters want a ceasefire and warn without one there'll humanitarian catastrophe. we have more. >> reporter: a day after a ceasefire from the separatist, the

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he has done a lot, recep tayyip erdogan. on the other hand, his term as the prime minister will be remembered wep millions of turks have massive protests, because of freedom and right being limit. on the other hand there are crucial corruption allegations against his government. so it's sort of a mix figure, but you are right. especially in the first parts of his prime ministry in 2003, '04, '05. they have experienced a lot of demographic moments. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> polls closing at the top of the next hour. recep tayyip erdogan will hope to win more than 50" of the vote. if it doesn't do that, it goes to a run off in august. >> bernard smith reporting from ankara. >> 39 died in a plane crash. the small plane crashed during take off from mehrabad airport. there has been several clashes. years of western factions makes if difficult. four civilians have been killed in a suicide bombing. police say the convoy was travelling on a main road. 35 people were injured. the taliban claimed responsibility for the

the favoured is recep tayyip erdogan.ow confident are you after you have seep after voting has got upped way -- seen after voting has got under way. >> i guess many people will vote. we believe that many of these people - this is good news for the campaign. >> this is elections and democracy. you have to be ready for all kinds of results. tonight we will get to know what the results are. they are hopeful. we did our best, so we'll be watching together with everybody else. some of your critics say once they were act unit political parties, and others around them, you haven't been able to convince the public of an alternative. based on being not voting for recep tayyip erdogan. rather than giving a positive alternative. actually, i believe they gave a positive message which is that turkey used parliamentary democracy, and its history or legacy is strong, and turkey should perfect its existing parliamentary system, and adopt a european style of parliamentary democracy and go forward because the other alternative is to turn t

the prime minister recep tayyip erdogan is seen as the front runner. he wants to change the ceremonial post as president into a more assertive one. our correspondent joins us from ankara. jamal, everyone seems fairly expectant that prime minister recep tayyip erdogan is going to win the presidency outright. >> indeed, truly, that is the case. i'll step out of the shot so you can see the counter president. he enters to cast his ballot. he'll be the last president of turkey to be appointed by parliament. these are historic elections where the public will, for the first time where the new republic was founded. that person is likely to be prime minister recep tayyip erdogan, man that governed the country for a decade, and has seep or overseen the growth of the economy hugy and an improvement in public services and many other things that makes him a popular leader. no one is without crittings, andered -- critics, and recep tayyip erdogan has his fair share of those. they point to the fact that one of the reasons why he's running for the presidency, is he be

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recep tayyip erdogan, the president, is the front runner. he wants to change the ceremonial post of president into something assertive. a power for the prime minister is able to be appointed. recep tayyip erdogan wants a president who sweats and runs around. >>> at least four civilians have been killed in a suicide bombing targetting an n.a.t.o. convoy in afghanistan. police say the attacks targeted the convoy on a main road in kabul. around 20 people have been wounded. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> a university in the united states is accrued of withdrawing sa job offer to a professor after he criticised israel. the professor made a number of comments on social media condemning the israeli attack in gaza. some believe it could have cost him the job. >> as the body count rose over the past few weeks, the emotion in the tweets crew more charged. like this one sent out on july 19th nth. if binyamin netanyahu appeared on tv, would anyone be surprised. he was said to begin a professorship at the department of american-in

the front runner is prime minister recep tayyip erdogan. in power for more than a decade. turkey has seen economic growth, wanting to change the largely ceremonial post of president into a more assertive one. the main cherping is a diplomat, ekmeleddin ihsanoglu, a joint candidate for a number of parties, and then selahattin demirtas, a 41-year-old lawyer, seen as part of a new generation of kurdish politicians. >> let's join the correspondent in ankara. jam am, show us how the media, the local media is reporting on the vote? >> well, laura, the media here is like society itself, polarized in the sense that there isn't an independent press. it gives you a sense of how divisive politics is. let's start with the paper, a government pro-party paper. this is dictatorship, democracy, pointing to the decision to ban the muslim brotherhood. a sad day for egypt, an honourable and proud day for turkey. the government of the party has been in favour of the anti-coup movement. through the daily newspaper, which is an anti-rather government one, critical of the government, it says ess

recep tayyip erdogan shook it off.he domestic media - it's all about television and radio and newspapers still. of course, social media is used, but domestic television and radio is sympathetic to the government and followed closely, given a lot of coverage to recep tayyip erdogan's rallies and work as prime minister. that has has most of the impact on how people vote. social media, twitter and youtube not so much at the moment. >> bernard smith, way to focus and drill down and block out the noise around you. well done. bernard smith reporting live from ankara turkey. >>> pakistan is braces for protests, demonstrations turned deadly. at least eight were killed in lahore. supporters of an anti-government cleric fought with police. critics are calling on the prime minister to resign. police expected large protests in islamabad. new developments to stop the spread of ebola outbreak. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. a new ceasefire in gaza-israel will begin in an hour. a delegation is expected to meet in cairo for a

well, most exit polls indicated that the prime minister recep tayyip erdogan is the favourite. it hasn't been an easy ride, when taking in corporation his main contender, ekmeleddin ihsanoglu. who don't see eye to aon a lot of things. they are trying to ensure that the party that governed turkey for over a decade doesn't continue on a trail of election wins. the likelihood is that recep tayyip erdogan will be victorious in a first round and there'll be no need for a second round. >> one of the things that the incumbent prime minister said is he wants to make the presidential position stronger than now. he wants to consolidate power, but change the title. >> well, that's what his critics are saying, pointing to the vladimir putin, med ef, and it was a question i put to the minister of culture who revuted this saying any change in the presidential powers would go through referendums when it comes to constitution, and they are the will of the public. turkey has several institutions that are meant to cancel each other out. from the parliament to the judiciary. whether that translat

recep tayyip erdogan has been in power the longest. his popularity has broken, and his criticism from the opposition. it's believed according to the exit polls that have come out that recep tayyip erdogan will win the election in the first round. people here are trying to shore up as much support as possible to ensure those predictions are a reality. >> you mentioned criticism of recep tayyip erdogan's canned dat tur. is that because of turkey's involvement in syria and iraq. could that affect the vote? >> indeed. i mean, essentially the main crit tix that came about o -- criticism that came about is domestically. things to do with domesticisation. in the past few weeks there has been a lot of criticism level at the prime minister. particularly with 49 turkish citizens held hostage by the islamic state in iraq, and a lot of resentment increased by thumb tacks towards the increasing number of syrian refugees. the prime minister says these are marginal or fringe when it comes to the foreign policy. turkey is on the right track, and some

the front runner is prime minister recep tayyip erdogan. he has been in power for more than a decade. under him turkey has seen record economic growth, wanting to change the ceremonial post of president into something more assertive. his challenge are is 70-year-old retired diplomat ekmeleddin ihsanoglu, a joint candidate for a number of parties, and seen as a unifying figure. then there's selahattin demirtas, a 41-year-old lawyer, seen as part of the new generation of kurdish politicians. >> our correspondent joins us from the turkish capital ankara. jamal, recep tayyip erdogan is looking likely as a front runner. why is he so popular in turkey? >> well, as you pointed out, there has been a record economic growth in this country under recep tayyip erdogan's premiership and party's governance, playing a sizeable role in the popularity, and it's brought about a lot of people away from poverty, and more working or middle class income, which has benefitted millions of turks. added to that is the social service, the improvements of education, 9

. >> turkey's recep tayyip erdogan made one last visited his party faithful as prime minister on wednesday. the tears were flowing. >> erdogan is not going anywhere. he is due to be inaugurated as president on thursday, a transition that could make him more present in the public eye and more powerful. >> it was erdogan's last appearance as prime minister and leader of the ruling justice and development party. some 40,000 supporters were on hand to see his successor confirmed as party leader. but the outgoing prime minister insisted it was simply a formality. >> my brothers, today, don't forget, the essence isn't changing. our aims and ideals are not changing. only names are changing today. >> by law, the turkish president cannot be affiliated with a political party. that is why erdogan nominated a loyal ally as his successor last week. he has been a top adviser to erdogan since 2003. he was appointed foreign minister in 2009. he told supporters his government would continue to pursue turkey's goal of eu membership, in close partnership with president erdogan. >> the elected president and e

recep tayyip erdogan took 52% of the vote, meaning he avoids a run-off election. this is what he had to say to his supporters. >> translation: has the 12th president of the republic of turkey, i am thanking and offering my gratitude to my dear people for lecking me to this position. i'm thanking every brother and sister of mine who went to the vote, to the polling station to vote today. whether they voted for he or not. i'm thanking every single citizen who have contributed to this historic election. >>> in ankara we go to our correspondent covering the election. jamal, he won with a good margin, a decisive victory. what were some of the highlights, what was the theme of the victory speech? >> well, it was a conciliatory speech, indeed, particularly coming from a man known for his fiery nature and his divisive statements. this was one of reconciliation, an offer to the opposition to try to move forward as he said. he said that there was no real losers in the elections, that had was a testament to the democracy of turkey, but he had words of advice for the oppositi

current prime minister tayyip erdogan is on the ballot along with two other contenders. mr. erdogan is reportedly expected to win. >>> since march, nearly 1,000 people in west africa have died of the ebola virus. >>> new word from britain and france. >> the two will now join the united states in the air drops of humanitarian aid to iraqi civilians in the north. we see the british aid loaded for transport to iraq. british foreign secretary phil hammond says his government will provide $13 million in humanitarian aid. >> the wider the humanitarian effort can be the better. the more support we have both in terms of the quantity of humanitarian aid that can be delivered but also around the political message that it sends that the world is horrified on what is going on in iraq and termed to provide all the support it can. >> the u.s. president said hi country's air strikes will be a long-term project but he insists no u.s. ground troops will be returning to iraq. we get details from cnn erin pike. >> as the first family begins the martha's vineyard vacation, president obama is ref

the oath of office for the first popularly elected president of turkey, recep tayyip erdogan. up until now, the presidency has symbolic role. that is something that he has been trying to change. much controversy surrounding his election. it is still resident today. he has just arrived at the parliament for his swearing in ceremony. he was welcomed by the parliamentary speaker, who is now introducing and beginning the ceremony inside the parliament. the controversy today is that of leader of the opposition the people's republican party said that erdogan violated the constitution by failing to resign after the presidential election on august 10 area for that reason, you will boycott the swearing in ceremony. you can see many members of that party have boycotted it as well. laid a very strange game after he won the presidential election. , he has to prepare himself for the neutrality of the presidency. not resign. he remained prime minister and continued to lead the party until yesterday. "the official gazette" did not publish the results of the election. that was very suspicious

recep tayyip erdogan won 52% of the vote in turkey's first presidential election, first one. it's the kind of mandate a leader needs to use outsized ambitions for his country. a key member of nato with military installations facing russia and ukraine on the black sea, turkey has given support to syrian rebels who are fighting to unseat syrian president bashar al-assad and in iraq erdogan reversed years of turkish opposition to kurdish automatic in the northern regions and boosted connection with appliance. turkey's military alliance with israel, calling to block israel's blockade of palestinians in gaza. as turkey's new president, erdogan will no doubt seek to expand his role in the world. but turkey's presidents have only played a symbolic role, but now with the popular vote sealing his legitimacy, erdogan wants to change all of that. he has already changed so much in turkey during his three terms as prime minister he managed to sideline turkey's generals who plodded the overthrow of turkey's governments, he defied the secular secular traditions d turned it into the dominant

recep tayyip erdogan, who is a controversial figure in turkish politics has been at the forefront of the government for a decade and moves to a new position as president or president elect. unlike his usual fiery for devicive speeches, he struck a conciliatory tone addressing supporters that gathered outside of ankara,ing it that many will draw hope from as turkish politics has been polarized. there was no loser, it was a victory for turkey and democracy. he promised that he'd continue in the reforms to ensure that there was more modern country, a modern republican that was referred to. it and there would be more development. on the international front he said that this was a victory to the free-loving people. world, and made references to gaza, syria, egypt and other countries that turkey has solidarity with. a significant day. although the tone was conciliatory. the message is the same. >> ukrainian military happens been advancing to donetsk to push out pro-russian separatists. when we come back, we look at how this and other issues are drive the u.s. and russia further part. that'

. >> we end in turkey where prime minister recep tayyip erdogan is set to president recep tayyip erdogan in the first presidential election held on sunday. he was declared the winner. the final vote tally will not be announced for several days. having served the two terms as prime minister, he's moving to the presidency, and office that is mostly ceremonial. many expect him to expand the powers of president and create a u.s.-style strong presidency. that is some of what is happening around the world. >>> coming up, the 72 hour middle east ceasefire is holding, but hamas threatens the peace talks are a last chance to avoid a stalemate. a closer look next. >> ethical questions on ebola. why have three americans been treated with the serum, and now africans have. >>> and harmeli aregawi. >> it looks like one seemingly icy challenge raised a lot of money for a good cause. more coming up. and while you are watching, let us know what you think: >>> israeli and palestinian negotiators resumed indirect talks in cairo as a 72 hour truce that began on monday seems to be holding. the new negotiatio

recep tayyip erdogan has been prime minister for 11 years. he won the country's first direct presidential election earlier this month. erdogan nominated foreign minister ahmet davutoglu as chairman of the ruling justice and development party and the next prime minister. davutoglu was a professor of international relations before serving as erdogan's diplomatic adviser. he became foreign minister in 2009. erdogan is apparently aiming to strengthen his power as president by nominating a close aide to the prime minister's post. despite davutoglu's efforts to improve ties with neighboring nations, relations with syria and egypt have soured since democratic uprisings three years ago. opposition parties are expected to oppose the nomination. >>> united nations officials have clarified the scale of killing in the conflict in syria. they say the number of deaths exceeds 190,000. u.n. human rights officialed identified people killed since the assad administration began cracking down on anti-government protesters. they say number from march 20 11 to ap

turkey's outgoing prime minister recep tayyip erdogan is to be sworn in as president. he won the first direct presidential elections this month. he is expected to bring in constitutional reforms, giving himself executive powers as president. the foreign minister will replace him as prime minister. >> now, al jazeera continues to demand the release of three journalists gaoled in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been in gaol for 243 days. they were wrongly accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in june peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed and peter greste were given year sentences, mohammed badr got an extra three years on top because he had a spent bullet on him, picked up at a protest. >> the ukraine is accusing russia of sending more soldiers and equipment across the border to support separatist fighters. government forces have been trying to regain control of the eastern city of donetsk. this building in the city was hit by shell fire on wednesday. and the fighting comes a day after the leaders of russia

turkey's prime minister tayyip erdogan accused the country of deliberately killing palestinian mothers and children the well known critic of israel has said this during a campaign speech ahead of the presidential vote next sunday air to one claim the country's aiming at creating a pure race like hitler once tried it was also an israeli sentiment in jordan where crowds gathered outside the u.s. embassy in amman burning american israeli flags and accusing washington of supporting israel's army operations also in pakistan hundreds protested against the continued shelling of gaza some protesters calling for a jihad. palestinians in the west bank express their solidarity with gaza harry fear filed this report. billboards and banners across the city read here now we are going to see this though is remote now palestine's and minister to capital since israel's campaign began nearly a month ago the outrage at the devastation gazans one point eight million inhabitants has boiled over into solidarity demonstrations and angry clashes several months of one killed some shot in the chest with life by

and the man who has been prime minister for 11 years, tayyip erdogan won with just more than 50%. that means there will be no runoff later this month. turkey is a member of nato and a key ally of the united states in the region. a top world health organization official said today he thought it very unlikely that there would be a major ebola outbreak in the united states despite people flying into this country from liberia, sierra leone and guinea, three west african nations where nearly one thousand people have died. >> it is possible that you may have some few cases associated with that, few infections. i think that in those countries which really have good health systems, good health professionals good surveillance systems it's very unlikely that you would have large outbreaks in the way that we are seeing them in these countries right now. >> sreenivasan: in this country: outside saint louis last night, demonstrators gathered to protest the fatal shooting by police of an unarmed african- american teen. the local chapter of the n.a.a.c.p. is calling for a federal investigation.

you have recep tayyip erdogan with the realm of power. most of power is in the hands of the prime minister as the constitution dictates. it has taken its seat diplomatically and has been controversial, wind raping issues. do domestic ones. that's why recep tayyip erdogan has been buoyed on by the achievements, casting his ballot. i believe viewers will be able to talk to him. his achievements and that of his producing unemployment, making it free for state universities make him the front runner. on the other hand you have a main contender. ekmeleddin ihsanoglu. he is a state diplomat, head of the main organization of the islamic corporation. it's toothless, it's not like the european union, or the african union. he's backed by a dozen parties. they are united in the opposition. they have a third conzenneder. they have little or no chance of winning. the impact that theinority community is able to nom nit someone is a factor in itself. >> in ukraine pro-russian separatists will aid -- be needed to avoid a disaster. >> meanwhile, the secret

two other global headlines starting in turkey where current prime minister recep tayyip erdogan has won the first direct presidential elections with over fifty two percent of vote is two rivals were a little known diplomat and a kurdish politician the presidential vote took place just three months after the one's ruling conservative party won local elections. a person believed to be infected with ebola has been hospitalized in romania a fifty one year old man is showing symptoms all the after returning from nigeria. people have died in west africa from the largest recording i break up the disease so far nigeria in liberia ready to turn a state of emergency as the virus continues to spread. nicaragua has been hit with its worst drought in thirty years with a food shortage expected lack of rain could wipe out the majority of crops of rice corn and peanuts and have a huge impact on the country's culture based economy meanwhile the government is looking at ways to the first of five the nation's economy and reduce the impact of the drop on the population. for a short break here in our to int

the other global headlines starting in turkey where current prime minister recep tayyip erdogan has won the first direct presidential elections with over fifty two percent of the vote his two rivals were a little low in diplomat and a kurdish politician the presidential vote took place just three months after our to one's ruling conservative party won local elections. french forces have launched a nurse strike on the northern region of mali where separatists and al-qaeda linked militants have been octave bombs were dropped in the as a county region to the west of the city of timber to the operations started in january twenty third dean when france intervened in the country to neutralize rob and kill islamist groups. person believed to be infected with ebola has been hospitalized in romania a fifty one year old man showing symptoms of the disease after returning from ninety or nearly a thousand people have died in west africa from the largest recorded i've brick of it so far nigeria and liberia have already declared a state of emergency as the virus continues to spread. coming up after t

. >> recep tayyip erdogan, promising reconciliation in turkey. erdogan's opponents says the plan could bring more are rule, more than a decade of war. the rights group says evidence of possible war crimes has been ignored. jeefng hajennifer glasse has more. >> killed his wife, sister, niece and his two brothers. >> translator: we want justice. we demand a trial. they should be given the death penalty. they should explain to us why they killed innocent people. do they think afng afghans are t humans? >> detailed in a new amnesty report, it says evidence of possible war crimes has been ignored by the american military's justice system. >> industrially flawed, commander-driven, there are too few incentives. in fact, there are disincentives for proper investigation and follow up with prosecution when warranted. >> amnesty international knows of only six cases, 16 afghan civilians were murdered by u.s. soldier robert bails they could not immediately say how many investigations had taken place or cite their outcomes and that's the frustration here. the

recep tayyip erdogan, the presidency is usually a ceremonial role but erdogan has big ambitions. for a discussion on that let's go to ali velshi. ali. >> the presidency was largely symbolic, he changed to it an elected position and this is the first time turks have ever elected a president. now he wants to make the presidency a particularly important position. the thing you need to understand is that erdogan has really changed turkey from being an emerging small economy about $5,000 of output per year per person, about $10,000 per year per person, key member of the nato alliance, military positions facing russia and on the black sea. since he's taken the office he's pivoted more to the middle east. germany is really pushing back so he's taking a look east. they were friends with syria. they were friends with syria and bashar al-assad. he is opposed to kurdish autonomy now he's changed the view. using turkey's appliance, turkey is now allied with hamas, look less towards the west and more towards the east, so we'll have to see what turkey does with that. we just don't know how he'

country's history three candidates are vying for the position with the current prime minister recep tayyip erdogan widely expect . good to win in the first round these two rivals are little known diplomats and a kurdish politician presidential vote takes place to three months after adding guns ruling conservative party one local elections. where a typhoon how long a slammed into western japan leaving one person dead and dozens injured more than one million at risk residents were told to evacuate their homes extreme weather conditions of also affected travel leading to more than two hundred flights being canceled the storm is expected to weaken before bringing heavy rains to turkey. nigeria and liberia in a state of emergency as incurable ebola disease continues to spread guinea and zambia have already closed their land borders with affected countries so far four thousand people have died in west africa from the largest recorded outbreak of ebola the world health organization is coordinating preventative measures to stop it from getting worse. london is seeking to get the u.k. space industry off th

you have three candidates vying for the position including the current tayyip erdogan.is tipped to win but he's not without controversy. harsh action against popular uprisings have raised fears of political intolerance in many ways. as president he would be inheriting many of his own problems. >>> switching gears and talking about the weather. a typhoon made landfall in japan with strong winds and torrential rains. it left many areas under water. travel services disrupted and flights and bullet trains cancelled. for the latest, ivan cabrera is live at weather center. >> the scenes from yesterday but they are ongoing today because we are talking about this thing that is not letting up. yes, it made landfall but the rains are with us and have been unbelievable. look at the numbers. they are in kochi japan. it is four feet of water. look at this. 2,000 millimeters, two meters. 6 1/2 feet of water in mount torigata in japan. this was a typhoon, 137 kilometer wind gusts and the storm will be remembered and still being impacting and will be impacting japan. the rains not so m

. >>> recep tayyip erdogan the new president of turkey. the largely ceremonial post but the three time prime minister vowed to make it a more important position. sunday's election is claimed to be not completely free or fair. >> the prime minister of turkey was dominant in the media coverage and this most certainly was to his benefit. to cast their votes for one of three face. >> erdogan has been a divisive leader to say the least. critics say his involvement in a corruption scandal an harsh crack downs on pro test are real causes for concern. a new report from amnesty international is saying, report found thousands of civilian deaths from the past decade have not been investigated. jennifer glasse has more now from kabul. >> mohamed saber has only pictures left. u.s. forces attacked his home early one friday morning four years ago. they killed his wife, sister, niece and his two brothers. >> we want justice. we demand a trial. they should be given the death penalty. they should plain to us why they killed innocent people. do they think af

. >> ifill: turkey's president- elect recep tayyip erdogan began working today on the next phase of consolidatinger. on sunday, the three-term prime minister won turkey's first direct presidential election. now, he needs a stronger majority in parliament to convert the presidency from a ceremonial post. last night, in a victory speech, erdogan struck a conciliatory tone toward his critics. >> ( translated ): brothers, i sathis from the heart. let's start a new social reconciliation period today and let's leave the old discussions in the old turkey. let's leave tensions, culture of clashes and virtual problems in old turkey. >> ifill: erdogan's critics have charged he's become increasingly autocratic and transformed turkey from a secular state to an increasingly religious state. >> woodruff: the russian government announced today it's sending a humanitarian aid convoy into ukraine. the convoy would travel in cooperation with the international red cross. ukrainian president petro poroshenko announced he's agreed to the plan, after speaking with president obama. meanwhile, nato secretary general and

and the lirm saw gains after ree recep tayyip erdogan won the election with almost 52% of the vote. speaking with cheering supporters in ankara, he struck a cons son si con sill tarry tone. >> democracy won again. those who didn't vote for me won as much as those who did. those who don't like me won as much as those who do. >> well, hadley is in istanbul. hadley, no surprise we saw erdogan running off with the victory. what's going to change now, if anything? >> reporter: well, essentially, what the president-elect will do over the next 6 to 12 months is essentially consolidating his power behind the office of the presidency, and he's got to do that by changing the constitution, another risk factor for investors in terms of whether or not they feel that the economy is the place they want to put their money in turkey, is whether or not the economy minister is going to stay on. there is a question whether or not he can do that under party rules. he's restricted to three terms. and essentially, everyone we're speaking to here, at least in the financial community, is saying to us, if he