Erdogan, Ruling AK Party Take Early Lead In Turkish Elections
According to Reuters, Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party took an early lead in presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, boosting the president’s hopes of extending his 15-year rule. The first results had been expected to give Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted party a strong lead and it is expected to shorten as more votes are tallied across the nation of 81 million people.