Erdogan declares victory in Turkey’s presidential election run-off

With a third term, Mr Erdogan will have an even stronger hand domestically and internationally, and the election results will have implications far beyond Ankara

Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate in Istanbul (Emrah Gurel/AP)

Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election on Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade in a country reeling from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that levelled entire cities.

With nearly 99% of ballot boxes opened, unofficial results from competing news agencies showed Mr Erdogan with 52% of the vote, compared with 48% for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.