Neutral NEWS's video: Breaking News TAYY P EDO AN wins Turkish election and becomes new president

Breaking News: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won re-election in a tense run-off after he failed to secure more than 50 percent of votes required for an outright victory in the first round on May 14th 1. With 97 percent of ballot boxes opened, Erdogan received 52.1 percent of votes in the second round on Sunday, beating his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who won 47.9 percent 1. The victory would mean that Erdogan will extend his 20-year rule for a further five years 1. The two-month election period witnessed one of the most bitter campaigns in recent memory. Erdogan repeatedly referred to his opponent as being backed by “terrorists” – due to the support offered by the main pro-Kurdish party – while Kilicdaroglu ended the campaign by calling Erdogan a “coward” 1. The campaign took on an increasingly nationalist tone, with the opposition in particular promising to force Syrians and other refugee populations to leave 1. Sunday’s run-off vote was the first time since direct presidential elections were introduced in 2014 that the vote had gone to a second stage. Despite being called to vote again two weeks after May 14’s initial election, the turnout remained around 85 percent 1. For Turks following the opening of ballot boxes on television, the results depended on which platform they were following – the state-run Anadolu news agency or the Anka agency, which has ties to the opposition 1.