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Erdogan elected president of Turkey

Name: Erdogan elected president of Turkey
Uploaded: 2014-08-11T07:14:16.941Z
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan secures place in history as Turkey's first directly elected president

Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been chosen as president after a clear victory in the country's first direct presidential election. Up to now, the role of head of state has been largely ceremonial. Mr Erdogan hopes to change that.

August 11, 2014

Edited by Paolo Pascual. Footage from Reuters.