Agony, ecstasy as Erdogan wins historic Turkey runoff

A rapturous audience gathered in Istanbul after it became clear Erdogan had won a third mandate as president.

ISTANBUL - The dreams of Turkey's opposition gave way to crushing disappointment on Sunday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028.

Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu entered the country's first ever runoff as the clear underdog after Erdogan came within a whisker of winning outright in the first round on May 14.