if president recep tayyip erdogan should remain in power after 20 years may end in a run off vote. the islamic party of the incumbent president erdogan is being challenged by a secularist candidate, kemal kilicdaroglu. both men have dismissed the other side s claims to be in the lead. counting has continued throughout the day. this is one of the country s most critical elections. the country is dealing with soaring inflation, and is still reeling from two earthquakes in february in which more than 50,000 people died. these are live pictures from the streets of turkey where people are awaiting a result. let s cross live to our middle east corrrespondent anna foster, who joins us from outside the governing ak party s headquarters in the turkish city of adana. voting has been going on for quite a while now, we have had one side claiming they are in the lead and then the other side, so i suppose it shows usjust then the other side, so i suppose it shows us just how tight it is? i
of wildlife charities. 0n the first stamps featuring king charles iii have been unveiled by the royal mail. more than 9,500 people are now known to have died following two devastating earthquakes which hit turkey and syria. that death toll is likely to rise significantly as rescue workers and civilians continue to search the rubble and survivors trapped beneath it succumb to their injuries and the bitterly cold weather. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939 and they triggered dozens of aftershocks along the east anatolian fault line, which is one of the world s most active areas for seismic activity. this is the scene live. this is gaziantep in the south east of turkey, the historic city of gaziantep. so many buildings destroyed, as in other cities in turkey and indeed threw into syria. and a delicate operation for the rescue as there, as they try to determine whether anyone still survives under collapsed buildings like this. international rescue teams
after the first earthquake struck. surviving the earthquake, that s the first hurdle. what will their lives be like in the coming months and years, as a result of the destruction we see here today? in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. celebrating uk music indie band wet leg and singer harry styles lead the way with four nominations each for tonight s brit awards. # on the chaise longue.# hello and welcome. rescuers in turkey and syria are increasingly focusing efforts on the survivors of monday s earthquakes who are enduring the aftermath in the cold of winter. the united nations says about 900,000 people urgently need hot meals on both sides of the border, and more than 1 million are homeless. these are live pictures from southern turkey. the number of deaths has now passed 24,000, but small numbers of victims continue to be pulled
surviving the earthquake, that s the first hurdle. what will their lives be like in the coming months and years, as a result of the destruction we see here today? this is the scene live in southern turkey as rescuers continue their pain staking search for survivors. we ll bring you all the latest developments from our correspondents who are there. in other news, us fighterjets shoot down an unidentified aircraft over alaska after president biden gave the order to seek and destroy . troops are trying to salvage the wreckage. in washington, president lula of brazil is seeking joe biden s backing for a new global forum to fight climate change. #0n # on the shays longe. # celebrating uk music indie band, wet leg and singer harry styles lead the way with four nominations each for tonight s brit awards. hello and welcome to bbc news. the number of people known to have died in monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria has risen to more than 2a,000. the un aid chief martin griffith