ANKARA, Turkey—President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a victory in Turkish elections, as voters extended his 15-year hold on power and endorsed his increasingly authoritarian…
ANKARA, Turkey—President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a victory in Turkish elections, as voters extended his 15-year hold on power and endorsed his increasingly authoritarian model of government in one of Washington’s most important but often defiant NATO allies.
With 98% of ballots counted, Mr. Erdogan had secured 52.5% of the vote, which would eliminate the need for a runoff, state-run news agency Anadolu reported. His nearest opponent, Muharrem Ince, a lawmaker from the secular Republican People’s Party, garnered 30.8%….
