Turkey election: Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu head to a runoff

Turkey is set for a second round of voting after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu were able to secure an outright majority in Sunday's presidential election, the country's electoral authority said.

Erdogan received 49.51% of the vote, while his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, came in second at 44.88%, according to the figures.

The third presidential candidate, Sinan Ogan, a nationalist politician, finished third at 5.17%.