just closed and the result is expected to become clear in just a few hours. around 64 million turks were eligible to vote turn out in the first round was closing in on 90% and they had a choice between two veteran candidates: the two times president recep tayyip erdogan and the opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. the election takes place amid a faltering economy, with inflation in double figures and a cost of living crisis. both of the candidates have been out to cast their vote. this was the incumbent president, recep tayip erdogan, in istanbul. he arrived by limousine, with the crowds kept back behind barriers, and more or less had the polling station to himself, when, along with his wife, he cast his ballot. and at exactly the same time as that was happening in istanbul mr erdogan s opponent, kemal kilicdaroglu cast his vote in ankara. the polling station was a little more crowded, and the supporters were able to get up a little bit closer, but everything seemed
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cost of living crisis. we meet the south african woman who used her own experiences of period poverty to help empower girls in hundreds of schools by delivering free pads. welcome to istanbul, where the people of turkey have gone back to the polls for the second round of the turkish presidential after two weeks ago, none of the candidates managed to reach over 50% of the vote. let me show you where i am. this is one of hundreds of thousands of polling stations across turkey. schools are where the voting tends to happen and there has been a steady stream of people coming in. there is a board by the door and it shows which classroom corresponds to the ballot box they have been allocated. and then they had inside underneath a huge turkish flag which is hanging from the ceiling, where they get a far simpler ballot paper than two weeks ago, because that time they were presidential and parliamentary elections. people have been telling me today that the ballot paper was so long last
hello i m anna foster. turkey s long time president, recep tayyip erdogan, has declared victory in sunday s presidential election run off, he can see here in december that president erdogan supporters are convinced that he has one a third term as president in power here in turkey. he has been in power as prime minister or president for more than 20 years now, people have been voting here all day and just in the last hour as president erdogan made his speech at his home in insertable, it was relayed at the screen here outside the party headquarters. it is where people have been coming for the last few hours. they have been arriving on every mode of transport possible. there been on motorbikes and lorries and sound in their horns. you can see thejubilation here, you can see the flags. you can hear the chance and cheers. because when president erdogan divert declared victory, they had it close at the start but thenit they had it close at the start but then it appeared that presi
russia unleashes a wave of air strikes on kyiv in what appears to be the largest drone attack on the ukraine capital since the start of the war. britain s government is discussing plans for supermarkets to cap the price of basic food items to help tackle the rising cost of living crisis. and we meet the south african woman who used her own experiences of period poverty to help empower girls in hundreds of schools by delivering free pads. the people of turkey have gone back to the polls for the second round of the turkish presidential election with voting now under way in a presidential election run off between these two men long time authoritarian leader recep tayyip erdogan and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. here they are voting in the last hour. in the first round earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote just over 4% more than his rival. both candidates are chasing support from nationalist voters. earlier our middle