LIVE: Erdogan Takes Oath In Parliament | Erdogan To Be Sworn In For Third Term As Turkish President

LIVE: Erdogan Takes Oath In Parliament | Erdogan To Be Sworn In For Third Term As Turkish President

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to be sworn in as head of state after winning an historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule for another five years.

The 69-year-old leader will later on Saturday name his cabinet, which will be tasked with handling an economic crisis that has witnessed runaway inflation and the collapse of the lira.

The inauguration in parliament will be followed by a lavish ceremony at his palace in the capital Ankara attended by dozens of world leaders.

Turkey's transformative but divisive leader won the May 28 runoff against a powerful opposition coalition, and despite an economic crisis and severe criticism following a devastating February earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people.

Erdogan won 52.18 percent of the vote while his secular rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu 47.82 percent, official results show.

Turkey's longest-serving leader faces immediate and major challenges in his third term driven by a decelerating economy and foreign policy tensions with the West.

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Honestly, I am not fully support of Erdogan, but this inauguration proofs that Erdogan is the best leader in the world as available.

[ensaan]

very extraordinary inauguration of a president with great pump and shows, ,

[adityamishra]

Turkey got restored because of Great INDIA.