Turkey Presidential Election 2023: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims victory in runoff poll, congratulations pour in

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in the lead in Sunday's run-off presidential election, as per early leads, and has claimed victory, media reports said. Officials said with more than half of ballot boxes counted, Erdogan had secured around 53 per cent of the vote, while his rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, had 47 per cent, the BBC reported.