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Turk President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won re-election, according to unofficial results from the state-run Anadolu Agency.
With 97 percent of ballot boxes opened in the run-off, Erdogan has 52.1 percent of the vote, and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu has 47.9 percent.
The official Supreme Election Council has yet to confirm the results.
The victory would mean that Erdogan, 69, will extend his 20-year rule for another five years, and will also see him take Turkey past the centenary of the republic’s foundation in October.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has congratulated Erdogan “on his unquestionable election victory!”
The Emir of Qatar has congratulated Erdogan on Twitter “for runoff victory, wishing success for new term”.
“My dear brother Recep Tayyip Erdogan, congratulations on your victory,” he tweeted.