US Supreme Court bolsters data privacy - Financial Times

June 24, 2018
US Supreme Court bolsters data privacy
Uber driver distracted, Intel’s next headache, Amazon Fire TV Cube

Data privacy advocates are welcoming the US Supreme Court's ruling that the police need a warrant to seize an individual’s historical cell phone location information.

In a 5-4 decision, the court said location data collected when devices connect to cell phone towers cannot be seized by the government without a warrant.

Chief Justice John Roberts, delivering the majority opinion, said the decision reflected the fact that modern technologies created new ways for the police to monitor citizens.

“Technology has enhanced the government’s capacity to encroach upon areas normally guarded from inquisitive eyes,” he wrote, noting later that cell phone location records allowed the government to achieve “near perfect surveillance, as if it had attached an ankle monitor to the phone’s user.”

Andrew Crocker, staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said the ruling was a “major victory” that recognised the power of cell phone tracking for government surveillance.

“Equally as important, they rejected the government’s tired argument that sensitive data held by third parties is automatically devoid of constitutional protection,” he added.

Friday's ruling is the court's latest attempt to grapple with the privacy issues created by new technologies. The case stems from the prosecution of Timothy Carpenter, who was jailed for over 100 years for a string of robberies in Michigan and Ohio. Cell phone location data were used to place his phone near four of the robberies. Kadhim Shubber has the full story.

Uber safety driver was "distracted"
The Uber driver behind the wheel of an autonomous car that hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona could have avoided the collision if she had not been “distracted”, according to police investigating the incident. The driver may have been watching videos on Hulu.

Intel's next headache
Following the ouster of the US chipmaker's CEO, the company's next leader will have to address the decline of Intel's manufacturing lead. “Intel was on a roll for years — in hindsight, they took too much risk,” says one chip analyst.

AI opinion writers
IBM's demonstration of an artificial intelligence system taking on humans in a debating competition should be welcome news to editorial writers, says the FT's editorial writer. "If a computer can hold up its end in an argument, then it can take a view on the great issues of the day in 600 words of clean prose. Journalists with a grasp of economics and the history of technology will greet the robot editorialists as liberators."

Forwarded
Xiaomi more money
The Chinese smartphone maker has given its founder and chief executive a $1.5bn stock bonus, in one of the largest corporate paydays in history. It comes as Xiaomi is going public in an offering that could value it at as much as $70bn. (Wall Street Journal)

Facebook meets state AGs
Sheryl Sandberg, the social network's chief operating officer, is answering questions from state attorneys-general about the company's Cambridge Analytica scandal — behind closed doors. (Bloomberg)

Elon Musk's media war
The Tesla founder's recent rants against critical news coverage have prompted questions about his stability, but people close to him say that's just the way he's always been. (BuzzFeed News)

Tech tools you can use — Amazon Fire TV Cube

Amazon's new $120 streaming TV box blends its Fire TV stick, which allows you to stream movies and television shows, with the Alexa-enabled voice controls of its Echo smart speaker.

"Alexa turns on your TV, and it feels like magic," says CNET. The device has some mis-steps — its remote doesn't control volume — and it can't control the DVR function on your cable box, Blu-ray players or other streaming boxes, but it's a big step toward commanding your entire entertainment system with just your voice.

Not my job to sort the border, says Leo Varadkar Varadkar comment piles pressure on Theresa May - Times of London

Not my job to sort the border, says Leo Varadkar
Varadkar comment piles pressure on Theresa May

Jennifer Bray, Ireland Deputy Political Editor
June 25 2018, 12:01am,
The Times

The taoiseach said that talks would have to intensify for a deal to be struck in time
GARETH CHANEY/COLLINS

EU leaders will meet this week to decide whether to hold a special summit on the Irish border because not enough progress has been made in Brexit negotiations, Leo Varadkar has said.

Mr Varadkar said yesterday that it was “not my job” to help Theresa May, the British prime minister, find a solution to avoid a hard border.

Both the taoiseach and Simon Coveney, the tánaiste, had already said that if substantial progress was not made by the EU council summit this Thursday it would be questionable whether a deal could be struck at all.

Speaking at Dublin Castle, Mr Varadkar distanced himself from that position and said “what is required is that negotiations intensify rather than setting deadlines”.

Opposition parties have called on the government to set a new deadline for the border issue to be resolved and ensure that it is not dismissed during Brexit negotiations.

Mr Varadkar said that a special summit could be held in September as he admitted that the June deadline for a new “backstop” agreement would be missed.

“The draft conclusions have now been signed off by the 27 governments,” he said.

“We are saying there has been some progress on some of the other aspects of the withdrawal agreement but there hasn’t been any progress since March on the Irish issue.

“EU countries are reaffirming their commitment to insisting that there is a backstop in the withdrawal agreement. There can be no withdrawal agreement without a backstop”.

The taoiseach said preparations were being made in ports and airports in case no deal could be struck and Britain crashed out of the European Union.

“Negotiations need to intensify in the coming weeks,” he said. “We are waiting for the British to produce their white paper on the future relationship. That is due in early July.

“It will be an intensification of negotiations rather than a stalling of negotiations. Also EU countries are going to begin preparations for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.

“I don’t think that is likely, nobody does, but we have to think it is a possibility. And that means making preparations in our ports and airports for that eventuality”.

Pearse Doherty, the Sinn Féin finance spokesman, said that the government needed to “demand the Irish question is dealt with”.

“We need to set a new deadline. It’s obviously not met at this point in time,” he said.

“If we were to have this conversation a year ago what we’d all be saying is that the worst-case scenario for Ireland is that the Irish question is left to the last minute. That is the trajectory that this is on at the minute.”

In contrast Mr Varadkar said that negotiations were more important than deadlines as he hinted at a September gathering.

“Brexit happens in March but what we have done as the EU 27 is to say that we think October is the last time that you could realistically have a withdrawal agreement finalized because it does require parliamentary ratification both by the UK parliament and the European parliament and we would like to give the time between the end of October and the end of March to do exactly that.

“It is something that we are going to review at the summit in Brussels as to whether there is an argument for having a special summit, perhaps in September. I think really what is required is that negotiations intensify rather than setting deadlines.”

When asked about bilateral discussions between the UK and Ireland, Mr Varadkar said that he would speak to Mrs May this week but would not be offering any solutions.

“It’s not my job to help Mrs May,” he said. “The people of the United Kingdom decided on Brexit and it’s not my job to help prime minister May or the United Kingdom government. It’s my job to make sure that we don’t have a hard border on our island and make sure that whatever the new trading relationship is between the UK and the EU, that the negative effect of this is minimized.”

Paschal Donohoe, the finance minister, said that he would be in a position to outline the effect of a hard Brexit on the budget by September.

“After the summer we’ll have a far clearer idea than what we do now regarding what the British government can and cannot do,” he told The Week in Politics on RTÉ One.

“If we cannot get a backstop or better then we cannot commence discussions regarding the future relationship between the UK and the EU, we have to deliver that and stand by that view.”

Michael McGrath, the Fianna Fáil finance spokesman, said that the stakes “couldn’t be higher” for Ireland and that the backstop agreement that was put in place last December was oversold by the Irish government.

“We don’t want that to be caught up in complex negotiations that go right down to the wire, where absolutely everything is at stake for us,” he said.

Trump Has New Plans to Keep China Away from U.S. Tech. Here's What You Need to Know The Truth About U.S.-China Car Trade - Fortune

June 24, 2018
LEADERSHIP U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR
Trump Has New Plans to Keep China Away from U.S. Tech. Here's What You Need to Know
The Truth About U.S.-China Car Trade
Despite what President Trump says, America is coming out on top.

By DAVID MEYER
President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly planning a serious fightback against China’s “Made In China 2025” policy, by blocking some technology exports to the country and stopping Chinese-controlled firms from investing in U.S. technology firms.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the White House’s new measures will be announced this week.

Here’s what you need to know.

What’s Made In China 2025?
It’s a major, government-led push that’s a bit like Germany’s “Industry 4.0” drive, intended to upgrade industry with robotics, AI, new energy technologies and lots of sensor-derived data. In short, it’s a shift from China’s current, labor-intensive model into a more high-tech future model based on automation.

However, the most controversial elements of the Made In China 2025 drive is Beijing’s intention to make China both self-sufficient and the dominant exporting force in these areas. That would severely hurt countries that want to export such technologies to China, to a degree that arguably breaks international trade rules.


How does China hope to achieve this?
Alongside domestic research and development efforts, China is widely believed to be keen on gaining intimate access to foreign technologies, in order to find inspiration for its, ahem, homegrown technology.

There are several ways to do this. One is straight-up commercial espionage. Another is to have Chinese companies—which some believe are all ultimately controlled by Beijing—invest in the foreign firms making this tech. Big examples of Chinese takeovers of U.S. firms include Lenovo buying phone-maker Motorola, Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science buying machinery firm Terex, and Tianjin Tianhai buying Ingram Micro.

And then we have China’s rules on foreign firms accessing its own market. In the automotive sector, for example, overseas manufacturers have to form 50-50 joint ventures with Chinese companies in order to sell there. This gives those local players access to the foreign firms’ intellectual property.

Why hasn’t Trump targeted this behavior before?
He has. Last year, Trump blocked a Chinese-backed investor from picking up Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC, +2.37%). And when he unveiled big tariffs on Chinese imports earlier this year, “reciprocity” was the name of the game.


Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
 The U.S. is acting swiftly on Intellectual Property theft. We cannot allow this to happen as it has for many years!

1:38 AM - Mar 8, 2018

So what’s new?
Firstly, the context has moved on. Trump hit China with his tariffs, and China is predictably reciprocating—as with Europe, also stung by U.S. action on steel and aluminum, the strategy appears to be to unsettle Trump’s blue-collar base with targeted, retaliatory tariffs.

So now the White House is preparing to take things up a notch or two. One element of the new offensive involves “enhanced” export controls, while another would stop companies with at least 25% Chinese ownership (or possibly even less) from buying U.S. firms dealing in “industrially significant technology.” As Chinese investment has already drastically tapered off, it’s the export controls that seem to be worrying U.S. industry.

According to the Journal, the National Security Council is working out recommendations on export blocks involving tech that is relevant to the Made In China 2025 drive, and there’s still a window of opportunity for industry to voice its concerns.

Trump rallies Republicans in Las Vegas - CBS News

KATHRYN WATSON CBS NEWS June 23, 2018, 5:49 PM
Trump rallies Republicans in Las Vegas

President Trump spent his Saturday in Las Vegas, meeting with supporters, addressing the Nevada Republican Party Convention and hosting a roundtable discussion on tax cuts.

The trip comes as midterm election season heats up in the Silver State, where Republican Sen. Dean Heller is vulnerable as he faces re-election. Mr. Trump says he needs more Republicans in the Senate to be able to pass everything from an infrastructure package to comprehensive immigration reform.

"We have to get our friend in office. We need him there very badly," Mr. Trump said of Heller.

The president, who touched on everything from tariffs, to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, to immigration, blasted Heller's Democratic opponent Jacky Rosen, saying his nickname for her is "Wacky Jacky."

Follow along below for live updates:
Trump prepares to depart Las Vegas
Wrapping up the roundtable at 5:45 p.m. Eastern time, 2:45 p.m. local time, Mr. Trump exited the room and prepared to head back to Washington.

Dean Heller thanks Trump for visiting
Heller thanked Mr. Trump for returning to Nevada, along with everyone who attended the roundtable. Heller took every chance he had to praise Mr. Trump and his administration for the work they accomplished.

Mr. Trump, too, touted the need for Heller in office.

"We have to get our friend in office. We need him there very badly," Mr. Trump said of Heller.

Trump says Dean Heller fought for tax cuts
After business leaders around the table spoke, Mr. Trump again praised Heller's support for the tax cuts.

The president also said the economy is going to get a "lot better."

Trump calls Kim Jong Un a "smart, tough guy"
Mr. Trump, in a roundtable that is supposed to be focused on tax reform, praised the qualities of North Korean leader Kim Jong un.

The president called Kim a "smart, tough guy" and a "great negotiator."

North Korean's human rights record is considered one of the worst, if not the worst, in the world by human rights organizations. But Mr. Trump has downplayed those concerns since meeting with Kim last week.

"The bottom line is, America is open for business"
"The bottom line is, America is open for business," the president said, after praising key takeaways from the GOP tax bill.

After talking up taxes, Mr. Trump said the steel industry is coming back -- and the U.S. needs it to come back. He mentioned the tariffs on steel and aluminum he recently imposed.

Trump kicks off roundtable event
At roughly 5 p.m. EDT, 2 p.m. local time, the president kicked off his tax reform roundtable. He has done tax reform roundtables across the country in recent months.

Trump calls Dean Heller a "tough cookie"
Mr. Trump said Nevada has a great man in Heller. Mr. Trumps said he's been on both sides of Heller, and he's a "tough cookie."

The president said he'll be returning to Nevada a lot before November.

Trump blasts MS-13
Mr. Trump expressed his hatred of MS-13, as he often does when discussing immigration.

Mr. Trump reiterated a claim he made weeks ago that members of the gang are "animals."

Trump jokes about "Wacky Jacky" and "Pocahontas"
Mr. Trump played with the crowd, saying he shouldn't share his name for Democratic Senate candidate Jacky Rosen. But the crowd insisted, and Mr. Trump, seemingly happily, complied.

"Wacky Jacky," Mr. Trump said.

"Now that name didn't come from me," he claimed. "People who know her, that's what they call her, Wacky Jacky."

Then Mr. Trump brought up Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., whom Mr. Trump calls "Pocahontas."

Mr. Trump said "Wacky Jacky" and "Pocahontas" are campaigning together, which went over well with the crowd.

"Any Hispanics in the audience, perhaps?"
Mr. Trump touted low unemployment figures for various groups, including Hispanics.

"Any Hispanics in the audience, perhaps?" Mr. Trump said.

Trump casts some blame on Obama for border situation
Mr. Trump said the U.S. needs to be very strong on immigration.

Seeming to refer to the centers holding immigrant children, Mr. Trump claimed former President George W. Bush and former President Barack Obama had the same site.

He seemed to reference a photo that surfaced recently that was actually from 2014, the Obama era. Mr. Trump claimed "our people" -- seeming to refer to federal immigration authorities -- are doing a good job handling a difficult situation.

The president claimed the situation at the border should have been solved long ago by one of his predecessors.

Trump says North Korea has "tremendous" potential
Mr. Trump touted what he sees as his successes through the recent North Korean summit. He repeated his line that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have great "chemistry."

He also said North Korea has "tremendous" potential, and Kim sees that.

Trump says Dean Heller is doing a great job
Mr. Trump congratulated Heller on his primary win, and said he is doing a great job, and will continue to do so.

The president joked Heller was a little "shaky" at the beginning, but is doing well now. Heller, a Republican in a purple state, has been more hesitant than some Republican senators on the president's policies. But, as the president pointed out, he did vote for the tax cuts.

Trump takes the stage at Nevada GOP convention
Mr. Trump took the stage just after 3:30 p.m., to a cheering crowd.

Trump lands in Las Vegas, where Dean Heller greets him
Mr. Trump landed in Las Vegas at 1:54 p.m. Eastern, or 10:54 a.m. local time. He was greeted by, in addition to others, Republican Sen. Dean Heller.

Mr. Trump is expected to help Heller on Saturday, as Heller tries to keep his seat.

The first event of the day is a closed-door meeting with supporters, according to his schedule. Reporters are not allowed inside.

The high in Vegas is 111 degrees Saturday.

Trump tweets about his trip
The president tweeted about his Nevada visit as he neared Las Vegas, touting the economy.

"Heading to Nevada to talk trade and immigration with supporters," the president wrote. "Country's economy is stronger than ever before with numbers that are getting better by the week. Tremendous potential, and trade deals are coming along well."


Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
 Heading to Nevada to talk trade and immigration with supporters. Country’s economy is stronger than ever before with numbers that are getting better by the week. Tremendous potential, and trade deals are coming along well.

2:57 AM - Jun 24, 2018

Corey Lewandowski joins Trump after saying "womp womp" about story of girl with Down syndrome
Corey Lewandowski, Mr. Trump's former top campaign aide, is joining Mr. Trump on his trip to Las Vegas, only a few days after he appeared to mock the situation of a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome separated from her mother at the southern border.

On Fox News Tuesday night, Lewandowski responded "womp, womp," when a fellow guest mentioned the situation -- confirmed by the Mexican and U.S. government -- that a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome had been separated from her mother.

Lewandowski later claimed on Twitter that he was mocking a liberal, not the girl.


Corey R. Lewandowski
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 Lots of Fake News today.  I mocked a liberal who attempted to politicize children as opposed to discussing the real issue which is fixing a broken immigration system.  It’s offenseive that the MSM doesn’t want to talk about the fact these policies were started under Obama.

11:32 PM - Jun 20, 2018

Trump calls for deportations without judicial process - BBC News

Trump calls for deportations without judicial process
June 24,  2018

Mr Trump has called for "strength and security at the border" in a series of tweets
US President Donald Trump has called for speedy deportations that bypass any judicial process in a tweet on Sunday.

"When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came," Mr Trump wrote.

His comments come days after Mr Trump reversed a policy to separate migrant children from their parents following fierce backlash at home and abroad.

More than 2,300 children were separated from their parents in May and June.

As of May, all migrants who cross the US border illegally face criminal prosecution under the "zero tolerance" policy.

The president did not make the distinction between economic migrants and those seeking asylum.

Mr Trump has faced criticism, including from his own Republican Party, for his choice of language on Twitter.

When he earlier said immigrants threatened "to pour into and infest our Country", Republican congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen tweeted back at him saying his "baseless rhetoric" was "repugnant" and dehumanised those looking for a better life.

The impact of Trump on illegal immigration
US 'plans migrant camps on military bases'
Child migrant photo not what it seemed
Migrant families face chaos to reunite
US immigration officials say 2,342 children were separated from 2,206 parents from 5 May to 9 June.

Zero-tolerance: The US policy dividing families and opinion
On 20 June, Mr Trump backed down from his support for the policy and signed an executive order ending the practice of separating families.

He said at the time: "I did not like the sight or feeling of families being separated."

Mr Trump's directive allows for long-term detention of immigrant children (albeit with their parents), which violates federal law that limits child detention to 20 days.

Tougher language after softened policy
Chris Buckler, BBC Washington Correspondent

A public outcry over migrant children being separated from their parents, forced Donald Trump to soften his immigration policy.

But since then, in a series of speeches, he has called for tougher laws - and claimed America's current legislation is laughed at by the rest of the world.

His latest comments on Twitter go even further.

He says that everyone found illegally trying to cross the border should be returned to their own country immediately - without involving judges or holding court cases.

Political opponents will be furious that that's even been suggested but President Trump clearly believes his supporters back his hardline stance.

Following Mr Trump's election in 2016, the numbers of migrants held or detained entry while crossing the border had dropped significantly.

However, since February 2018, the number of migrants crossing the border illegally is up, with arrests last month more than double those in May 2017.

While illegal crossings cannot be accurately counted, border arrests are used as a measure of illegal border crossings.

Turkey election: Erdogan wins re-election as president - BBC News

June 25, 2018
Turkey election: Erdogan wins re-election as president

Turkey's long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a new five-year term after securing outright victory in the first round of a presidential poll.

Mr Erdogan got nearly 53% with almost all votes counted. His closest rival Muharrem Ince was on 31%.

He will now assume sweeping new powers, won in a controversial referendum last year. The post of PM will be abolished.

The opposition is yet to officially concede but said it would continue its democratic fight "whatever the result".

It had earlier cast doubt on results being broadcast by state media. Final results will be announced on Friday.

The polls were the most fiercely fought in many years.

Mr Erdogan has presided over a strong economy and built up a solid support base by investing in healthcare, education and infrastructure.

But the 64-year-old has also polarised opinion, cracking down on opponents and putting some 160,000 people in jail.

How powerful will Erdogan be?
Erdogan: Turkey's pugnacious president
Turks abroad play decisive role in Erdogan vote
Mr Erdogan gave a triumphant victory speech from the balcony of his party's headquarters in the capital Ankara at 03:00 (00:00 GMT), declaring: "The winner of this election is each and every individual among my 81 million citizens."

Congratulations have come in from Islamic leaders including Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Russian President Vladimir Putin talked of Mr Erdogan's "great political authority and mass support".

Supporters of Erdogan and the AK Party took to Istanbul's streets to celebrate
Mr Ince, from the Republican People's Party (CHP), has accused state-run news agency Anadolu of "manipulation" over its reporting of vote-share figures.

He will make a statement at 12:00 (09:00 GMT) on Monday.

There were another four candidates on the presidential ballot, all of whom fell below 10% of the vote.

What does the result mean?
President Erdogan will assume major new powers under Turkey's new constitution. The changes were endorsed in a tight referendum last year by 51% of voters, and are due to come into force after the election.

They include:

Directly appointing top public officials, including ministers and vice-presidents
The power to intervene in the country's legal system
The power to impose a state of emergency
Some critics argue the enhanced role will place too much power in one person's hands, and that Turkey's new system lacks the checks and balances of other executive presidencies like France or the US.

Mr Erdogan maintains his increased authority will empower him to address Turkey's economic woes and defeat Kurdish rebels in the country's south-east.

In his victory speech, he said Turkey would act more firmly against terrorist groups, and would continue to "liberate Syrian lands" so refugees could return to their homes there.

Mr Erdogan was prime minister for 11 years before becoming president in 2014. Under the new constitution, he could stand for a third term when his second finishes in 2023, meaning he could potentially hold power until 2028.

'Progressive values are still here'
By Mark Lowen, BBC Turkey correspondent

Despite 90% of the media being pro-government and largely shunning the opposition, the president's posters and flags dwarfing any challenge on the streets, the election being held under a state of emergency curtailing protests, and critical journalists and academics being jailed or forced into exile, Mr Erdogan only got half of the country behind him.

"We are living through a fascist regime", the opposition MP Selin Sayek Boke told the BBC. "But fascist regimes don't usually win elections with 53%, they win with 90%. So this shows that progressive values are still here and can rise up."

For now, though, this is Mr Erdogan's time. With his sweeping new powers, scrapping the post of prime minister and able to choose ministers and most senior judges, he becomes Turkey's most powerful leader since its founding father Ataturk.

He'll now hope to lead the country at least until 2023, a hundred years since Ataturk's creation. And a dejected opposition will have to pick itself up and wonder again if, and how, he can be beaten.

Who won seats in Turkey's parliament?
Mr Erdogan said the governing alliance led by his AK Party (AKP) had secured a majority, in a separate vote for the 600-member chamber.

Reality Check: The numbers behind Turkey's crackdown
Losing their religion: The young Turks rejecting Islam
State news agency Anadolu said the AKP itself had 42% of the votes for parliament with 99% counted, giving it a projected 293 seats. Its partner, the MHP, had 11% and 50 seats.

The opposition CHP won only 23% (146 seats) despite Mr Ince's popularity in the presidential vote, while its nationalist ally the Iyi (Good) party won 10% (44 seats).

In a development that will please Kurdish voters, the pro-Kurdish HDP exceeded the 10% threshold needed to enter parliament. With 67 seats, it will form the chamber's second-largest opposition faction.

Kurds in Diyarbakir celebrated the HDP's result
The party's success comes despite the fact its presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtas is in a high-security prison on terror charges, which he firmly denies.

Security was tight at polling stations. Ahead of the vote, concerns had been raised about potential voter intimidation and electoral fraud.

Voter turnout was high at almost 87%, the state broadcaster reported.

Muharrem Ince has raised concerns about the way vote-share figures were reported
Rights activists have said the press is not free to report on all sides in Turkey. It has become the world's biggest jailer of journalists under Mr Erdogan's rule, according to monitoring groups.

Mr Erdogan has already cautioned his rivals against claiming foul play, saying: "I hope nobody will try to cast a shadow on the results and harm democracy in order to hide their own failure."

What were the election issues?
The biggest was the economy. The Turkish lira has tanked and inflation stands at about 11%, though the economy has grown substantially in recent years.

The currency has suffered as Mr Erdogan has pressed the central bank not to raise interest rates and suggested before the poll that he might restrict its independence.

Terrorism was another key issue, as Turkey faces attacks from Kurdish militants and the jihadists of the Islamic State group.

Turkey's brain drain: Crackdown pushes intellectuals out
Mr Erdogan's rivals accused him of damaging civil liberties in Turkey and spearheading a slide into authoritarian rule.

Turkey has been under a state of emergency since a failed coup in July 2016, with 107,000 public servants and soldiers dismissed from their jobs. More than 50,000 people have been imprisoned pending trial since the uprising.

Muharrem Ince attracted huge crowds on the campaign trail
CHP candidate Mr Ince's fiery campaigning helped to revitalise Turkey's downtrodden opposition - but ultimately he lacked the numbers to end Mr Erdogan's dominance.

BBC Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen tweeted: "Yet again one half of #Turkey feels invincible, the other distraught."