The head of Turkey's election board has declared President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the winner of the country’s historic runoff vote, extending his presidency until 2028.
"Based on provisional results, it has been determined that Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been elected president," Supreme Election Council Chairman Ahmet Yener was quoted as saying by Anadolu state news agency on Sunday.
He added that Erdogan has won presidency by securing 52.14% of the votes, after 99.43% of ballot boxes were opened.
Erdogan’s rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, received 47.86% of the votes, Yener said, adding that with a gap of more than 2 million votes between candidates the rest of the uncounted votes will not change the result.