Author: Vincent Osuwo

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in as head of state on Saturday after winning a historic runoff election extending his two-decade tenure for another five years, as Turkey’s economic troubles intensify. Despite an economic crisis and harsh criticism following a terrible February earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people, Turkey’s transformational but partisan leader won the May 28 runoff against a powerful opposition coalition. According to official figures, Erdogan received 52.18 percent of the vote, while his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu received 47.82 percent. Iraq calls for Turkey apology over Sulaymaniyah airport attack Turkey’s longest-serving leader faces immediate and…