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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 mo ....
tonight at 10pm. in the last hour, victory is declared for turkey s recep tayyip erdogan in the country s presidential election. the man who has consolidated his grip on power over two decades now has another five years at the top. jubilation among his supporters but the opposition leader ran the tightest race against him in years. you can see the reaction from his supporters. as he speaks about this presidential victory and also, what his vision for turkey would look like, five more years of an erdogan presidency. this is a man who has beenin presidency. this is a man who has been in powerfor more than presidency. this is a man who has been in power for more than 20 years, versus prime minister, then as president. he has never had to experience a run off before, previously, he has won in the first round, he has clear that 50% hurdle. this is a historic night in turkey, the country s longest serving victory leader emerges victorious, winning another term despite th ....
including a look ahead to the nail biting final day of the english premier legaue season. hello and welcome to bbc news, live in istanbul with me, anna foster. with a key strategic position, a growing regional influence and difficult economic times the future of turkey is today being decided in the run off round of the presidential election. around 64 million people are eligible to vote turn out in the first round was closing in on 90% and they have a choice between two veteran candidates. immigration has been top at the topics of discussion for the last few weeks as the two candidates vying for votes. this is one of the polling stations you will see up and down the country. voting always happens in schools. i have been outside this one for a few hours then people have been coming in through the day. they head into these classrooms and each one like a separate ballot box and they give their name, because the vote and get photographs of both candidates. they have ....
is ahead of his challenger, kemal kilicdaroglu. 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 election takes place amid a faltering economy, with inflation in double figures and a cost of living crisis. our correspondent anna foster is in istanbulfor us. this is in istanbul for us. this is in istanbulfor us. is the opposition party headquarters this is the opposition party headquarters in turkeys biggest city and you can see i run this place a high of activity at the moment as votes are being counted in the turkish presidential runoff election. the country hasn t seen anything like this before. previous presidential elections, president erdogan has one outright and one more than 50% of the boat both times. this time it was different and he was run close by an opposition, unity challenger second michael representing his party but joined together various opposit ....
It would be advisable for government's food security plan to focus on boosting production and dealing with household income issues rather than on pricing, says economist Wandile Sihlobo ....