Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on his victory in the Turkish presidential elections on Sunday.
The Kremlin said that Putin sent a message to Erdogan, saying that “winning the elections was a natural result of your selfless work as president of the Republic of Turkey.”
He added, “It is clear evidence of the Turkish people’s support for your efforts to strengthen state sovereignty and conduct an independent foreign policy.”
Putin added, “We highly appreciate your personal contribution to strengthening friendly Russian-Turkish relations and fruitful bilateral cooperation in various fields.”
Erdogan won about 52 percent of the vote, compared to about 48 percent for his opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, after counting 99.99 percent of the ballots, according to the Anatolian News Agency.
The Turkish Elections Commission said that the participation rate in the second round of the presidential elections amounted to more than 85 percent.
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2023-05-28 19:51:42
