With the economy on its knees and a devastatingly slow response to a deadly earthquake - many thought President Erdoğan's time was up.

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Last night - he showed them it wasn't.

But the election result also revealed Turkey is a deeply divided nation - as Erdogan beat his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu with just 52 percent of the vote.

It's left the disparate opposition facing a rather uncertain future. But last night belonged to the President and his supporters - who flooded onto the streets.

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