Irish Examiner view: Victory of  Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey is a cause for concern

Turkish president's government has not covered itself in glory in terms of its treatment of Kurdish people and attacks on the LGBT+ community

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has never been run so close as Sunday's four-point margin of victory — but it has still firmly consolidated his power in Ankara. Picture: Ali Unal/AP

The four-point victory margin of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sunday’s presidential election run-off against opposition coalition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu was the result of the most significant challenge to his supremacy in the two decades since he rose to power in Turkey.

Erdogan’s victory gives him another five years in office and, while he has never been run so close in previous elections, his victory will only consolidate his power in Ankara.