Erdogan Extends Reign In Turkey

Recep Tayyip Erdogan isn't going anywhere. Turkey's long-serving strongman secured another presidential term on Sunday, when he easily beat economist and civil servant Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a second round of voting. Kilicdaroglu forced the runoff with a respectable showing on May 14, but the third-place finisher that day, nationalist Sinan Ogan, ultimately threw his support to Erdogan ahead of Sunday's rerun. Erdogan's margin in the runoff was around four points. Ogan garnered 5% of the vote i

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