Erdogan secures victory in Turkey's presidential runoff vote.

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Erdogan secures victory in Turkey's presidential runoff vote.
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Early results from Turkey's presidential runoff election suggest that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured another five years in power with 53.41% of the vote, while opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu trails with 46.59%. Erdogan's apparent triumph comes after one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in recent times, with the chance for change in a country where Erdogan's AK Party has been in power since 2002. Kilicdaroglu vowed to reverse the country's tilt away from democracy, while Erdogan courted and won the backing of nationalist politician Sinan Ogan.

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