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Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has extended his two decades rule to 2028, after winning the second round of the country's elections.

Erdogan and his religious conservative AK party defeated Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of a broad based secular opposition, by just four percentage points.

It was the first ever presidential runoff, in a country which is deeply divided.

Turkey faces high inflation, in excess of 43 percent, is still recovering from a devastating earthquake which occurred in February and dealing with record numbers of refugees.

Even so, Gursel Ozkok's delighted with the result.

However, young voters with different aspirations for their life and work feel let down by the result.

Since 2017, Erdogan has governed Turkey with extensive presidential powers, including being able to declare a state of emergency and appoint or dismiss civil servants without parliamentary permission.

Those opposed to him are still calling for a return to a parliamentary system, with a prime minister at its helm.

They fear that with a further term in office, Erdogan will seek to expand the powers of the president still further.

Kilicdaroglu has labelled the elections unfair.

Meanwhile, Erdogan, when addressing his supporters, called on people to "put aside all the debates and conflicts regarding the election period and unite around our national goals and dreams."

Some voters remain pragmatic about the results.

Aziz Fatih Gemci is a student.

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