Gavin Grey: UK correspondent on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan winning fifth term in office - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Turkey’s incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a fifth term, extending his run in office into a third decade.

99 percent of the ballot boxes have been opened, and Erdogan won 52 per cent of the vote over the 48 per cent for his opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says Erdogan is a divisive leader, having taken aim at a Kurdish prisoner and the entire LGBTQ community after calling for unity.

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