Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared victory in elections on Sunday, citing what he said was a public mandate for him and the alliance led by his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.
Erdoğan said there would be no turning back from where he and the AK Party had brought the economy.
"Our people have given us the job of carrying out the presidential and executive posts," he said in a short speech from Istanbul.
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development (AK) Party celebrated presidential and parliamentary election victory across the nation.Turkey celebrates Erdoğan, AK Party election success
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"I hope nobody will try to cast a shadow on the results and harm democracy in order to hide their own failure."
The president said it was time to focus on Turkey's future by leaving behind the tensions of the election period.
"Our determination to continue on improving rights and freedoms will continue. We will continue to respond to those who threaten us via terror organizations," Erdoğan said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was congratulated on his success in Sunday’s presidential election by world leaders across the globe.Azerbaijani President İlham Aliyev and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated their Turkish counterpart on his success in Sunday's elections in a phone call, according to presidential sources.Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussein was among world leaders who congratulated Erdogan on his election victory on Sunday.Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani also congratulated President Erdoğan on his reelection in a phone call late on Sunday.In the first congratulations from an EU country, Hungarian Premier Victor Orban congratulated Erdoğan on his election success.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh also extended their congratulations to his Turkish counterpart in a phone call late on Sunday.Polls showed the Turkish president enjoying a comfortable lead with the majority of ballot boxes opened. Initial results from Turkey’s presidential elections show incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with a strong lead. With 76.7 percent of ballot boxes opened, Erdoğan is ahead with 54.7 percent of votes.Parliamentary elections abroad and customs gates votesTurkish presidential election results in main provincesErdoğan takes the lead in Turkey’s presidential election
World leaders congratulate Erdoğan on election success
“The unofficial results of the elections have been revealed. The Turkish public has mandated me as president, and has granted the parliamentary majority to the People’s Alliance,” he added.
Erdoğan also hailed efforts to keep Turkey's ballot boxes secure.
“Ballot box security and the freedom to vote is an expression of Turkish democracy’s strength. Turkey has given the whole world a lesson in democracy with a voter turnout of almost 90 percent," he said.
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party called on all political parties to respect the results of Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Speaking to reporters in Istanbul, AK Party Spokesman Mahir Ünal said the security of not only AK Party votes but votes for all political parties are “our honor.”“All votes cast in Sunday's elections are under AK Party’s guarantee,” said Ünal. Initial results from Turkey’s presidential elections show incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with a strong lead.MHP head congratulates Erdoğan on poll successPresidential election vote breakdownTurkey celebrates as initial results show clear victory for Erdoğan, AK PartyWorld leaders congratulate Erdoğan on election success
Turkey’s ruling AK Party calls on political parties to ‘respect election results’
Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his success in Sunday’s elections.Bahçeli -- Erdoğan’s electoral partner in the People’s Alliance -- made a telephone call to Erdoğan Sunday night as unofficial results show Erdoğan leading the presidential election with around 78 percent of the vote counted, said sources familiar with the matter who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.Turkey celebrates as initial results show clear victory for Erdoğan, AK PartyUnofficial results show Erdoğan won 54.4 percent of the vote, with his closest rival Muharrem Ince with 29.8 percent as of 9.45 pm local time (1845GMT).His ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party is also leading in parliamentary elections with 44.1 percent of the vote counted.Along with the MHP, the AK Party’s election ally, the People's Alliance has 55.57 percent of the vote so far.World leaders congratulate Erdoğan on election success
MHP head congratulates Erdoğan on poll success