State TV Gives Edge to Erdogan in Presidential Race With Over 50% of Votes Counted

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured 52.12% of the vote in Sunday's presidential race versus Kemal Kilicdaroglu's 42.01%, with 51.39% of the ballots counted, state news channel TRT Haber reported.

Sinan Ogan came third with 5.33%, while Muharrem Ince, who was kept on the ballot despite dropping out of the race on Thursday, came fourth with a half of a percentage point.