UPDATED 11.20PM | The president has described the polls as an existential choice for the country.

He is listed on The Muslim 500 because he led Harapan to victory in GE14 and returned as PM.

UPDATED 7.24PM | Turkish president says probe into journalist’s death will not end until all questions are answered.

The threat was made over US pastor Andrew Brunson, jailed by Ankara for allegedly supporting failed coup.

Among those sacked include 199 academics, over 9,000 police officers, and 5,000 armed forces personnel.

YOURSAY | ‘Malaysia can only progress meaningfully with Mahathir 2.0.’

Defeated opposition warn he presidential system could lead to one-man rule.

COMMENT | Malaysia has produced its fair share of ‘Erdoğans’, or forward-looking leaders.

UPDATED 3.01pm | He obtains over 52 percent of the vote with almost all ballots counted, despite strong challenge from Muharrem İnce.

COMMENT | Any equation between Turkey's autocrat and Dr M is fraught with peril.

'How can we embrace a Syrian president who has killed close to a million of his citizens?'

Over 150,000 public servants already dismissed or suspended since failed coup last year.

He claims, however, that the bloc still needs Turkey if it wants to make a 'leap forward.'

UPDATED 4.11PM | Turkey under Erdogan can hardly be described as democratic, says Eric Paulsen.

COMMENT | The appointment of an interim PM may be an adept situational remedy.

Turkey says it could reconsider its friendship with the US if it refuses to do so.