said it was the most unfair election in years and he felt saddened by the troubles awaiting turkey. aru na iyengar reports. ecstatic erdogan supporters outside the presidential palace in ankara last night. earlier in the day, the president had sung to the crowd and recited a poem. this erdogan supporter says, bye bye mr kemal. thank god islam has won. translation: we are very happy. full ofjoy- - i can t even contain myself. i thank god. big celebrations, but they don t show that this was the biggest challenge to mr erdogan s authority in years. he became prime minister in 2003, later becoming president. to build up that position, he has stifled all opposition. his non religious rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, says the election was unfair. mr erdogan had one big advantage almost total control of the media. mr kilicdaroglu s chp party had campaigned against crackdowns on dissent, and for a return to an independentjustice system and parliamentary democracy. a sombre mood her
will ultimately be judged. peter ruddick, bbc news. the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of mount everest is marked today to commemorate the first successful ascent. in 1953, edmund hillary of new zealand and tenzing norgay, a sherpa of nepal, reached the summit of mount everest for the first time in history. it stands at 8,849 metres that s 20,000 feet on the border of nepal and china. live now to new zealand with lydia bradey, the first woman to climb everest without oxygen. bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank you. bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank vom bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank yon- bravo, lydia, how amazing! thank ou. ~ , . thank you. why did you decide to do this thank you. why did you decide to do this in thank you. why did you decide to do this in the thank you. why did you decide to do this in the first? - thank you. why did you decide to do this in the first? i - thank you. why did you decide to do this in the first? i made. to do this in the first? i made an