these were some of the celebrations on the streets of istanbul as mr erdogan celebrated with his supporters. but as well as dealing with a deeply divided country, he also has an economic crisis on his hands, with inflation that s the rate at which prices rise running at more than a0%. our chief international correspondent orla guerin reports. it was a long night of celebration for one side of turkey. supporters of president recep tayyip erdogan massed outside his presidential palace here, marking a hard fought victory. translation: i ve been voting for him since i was 18, yetter tells us. my generation backs erdogan. we won the election fairly, thank god. recep tayyip erdogan. i love you a lot. in istanbul, he did it his way. with a singalong for supporters of his ruling ak party and an attack on familiar targets. is the opposition pro lgbt?, he asks. could any lgbt infiltrate our party? no, they chorus. over at the opposition s headquarters, it was like a funeral. almost
the opposition and all of them are really resentful. but many others here can t see a future without recep tayyip erdogan. his base is religious, conservative and nationalist. his loyal supporters have given him five more years to reshape turkey in his image and theirs. orla guerin, bbc news, ankara. joining us live is sinan siddi, nonresident seniorfellow on turkey, foundation for defense of democracies. five more years for president leknessund. what is your assessment of what you will do with those five years? of what you will do with those five ears? , , ., ., , of what you will do with those five ears? , ., , . , of what you will do with those five ears? ., , . , years? give some of these clues last niuht years? give some of these clues last nicht in years? give some of these clues last night in both years? give some of these clues last night in both his years? give some of these clues last night in both his religion years? give some of these clues last night in both his re
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