Turkey presidential election 2018

Turkey's Erdogan emerges victorious, setting him up for tighter grip on power

Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan emerges victorious from his biggest electoral challenge in a decade and a half, giving him the sweeping, executive powers he has long sought and extending his grip on the nation of 81 million until at least 2023.

June 25, 2018
June 25, 2018

Turkey's Erdogan emerges victorious, setting him up for tighter grip on power

Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan emerges victorious from his biggest electoral challenge in a decade and a half, giving him the sweeping, executive powers he has long sought and extending his grip on the nation of 81 million until at least 2023.