Turkey's Erdogan appears to have upper hand after tense night

Turkey's battle for the presidency looks set to go to a run-off, with both contenders adamant they have victory in their grasp.

After 20 years in power, Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood on the balcony of his party HQ saying he was convinced he would win another five.

Everything appeared to have fallen into place for his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu to win.

But incomplete results put him behind the president in the first round.

And Mr Erdogan's alliance could also be heading for a majority in parliament.

For months, Turkey's disparate opposition parties had pooled their resources in a bid to bring an end to a president who has extended his power dramatically since a failed coup against him in 2016. read more