Erdogan claims victory in Turkey’s presidential runoff

A supporter of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holding a Turkish flag shouts slogans outside AK Party offices in Istanbul, Turkey (Khalil Hamra/AP/PA)

Turkey’s incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in his country’s runoff election, extending his rule into a third decade.

In his first comments since the polls closed, Mr Erdogan spoke to supporters on a campaign bus outside his home in Istanbul.