Erdogan said that the results of the second round of elections “confirmed once again that no one is able to encroach on Turkey’s achievements.” “No one can drag our youth into their own gloomy darkness. No one can point a finger at Turkey,” he said and expressed his deep gratitude to the people of Turkey “for the holiday of democracy.”
“We have completed the second round of presidential elections with the support of the people of Turkey. The winners of the elections on May 14 and May 28 are all 85 million Turkish citizens. I thank every Turkish citizen for the opportunity to be at the helm of power in Turkey for another five years,” he said. politician.
Erdogan drew attention to the first congratulations received from foreign colleagues. “The President of Azerbaijan, my brother Ilham Aliyev, just called. A telephone conversation took place with my brother from Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The Prime Minister of Libya also called. A call came from Qatar. Everyone is ready to visit Turkey and personally congratulate me,” the Turkish leader said.
At a rally in Istanbul, Erdogan sang a song to voters.
Erdogan leads the election with 52.08 percent of the vote after counting 98.88 percent of the ballots, according to the state television channel TRT Haber. His opponent Kemal Kılıçdaroglu was supported by 47.92 percent of Turkish residents.
