TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will seek unprecedented powers for himself in coming elections, peace campaigners said yesterday.

Mr Erdogan formally called for a new election late on Monday, following the failure of his Justice and Development Party (AKP) to form a coalition government.

Mr Erdogan’s hopes for a parliamentary super-majority of 400 MPs in the 550-seat parliament — enabling amendments to the constitution to establish a US-style presidential system of government — were dashed in June when voters returned a hung parliament.