Erdogan's party 'loses majority'

In a stunning rebuke of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions to expand his powers, Turkish voters have stripped his party of its simple majority in parliament, preliminary election results show.

With 99.9% of the vote counted, Mr Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party, the AKP, had the support of around 41% of voters, state-run TRT television said. According to projections, that would give it some 258 seats - 18 below the minimum needed to keep its majority.