ANKARA: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday won the Turkish presidency in an easy election triumph, promising a "new era" with him as a powerful head of state despite fears the country is creeping towards one-man rule.

With Turkey still deeply polarised after bitter 2013 protests, Erdogan has vowed to shake up the country's political system to make the president its number one figure.

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