Turkey's ruling party elects President Erdogan as leader

View photosTurkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to supporters as he arrives for a congress of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 21, 2017. Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party kicked off an extraordinary congress to re-elect Erdogan as its chairman, following April 16, 2017 referendum on expanding president’s powers that removed a constitutional requirement for presidents to cut off ties with their political parties.