World leaders congratulate Erdoğan on election success
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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.
Counting of votes is underway in Turkey’s Sunday presidential and parliamentary polls.As of 8.15 p.m., some 11.5 percent of ballot boxes abroad and in customs gates have been opened in the parliamentary general election.According to unofficial results, the vote breakdown for the political parties is as follows:PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE: 54.91 percent AK PARTY: 46.9 percent MHP: 8.01 percentNATION ALLIANCE: 26.67 percent CHP: 20.77 percent Good (IYI) PARTY: 5.03 percent FELICITY PARTY: 0.86 percentHDP: 14.78 percent* AK Party: Justice and Development Party; CHP: Republican People's Party; MHP: Nationalist Movement Party; Good Party; Felicity Party; HDP: Peoples’ Democratic Party
Parliamentary elections abroad and customs gates votes
The counting of votes is underway for Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections held on Sunday.Some 59 percent of ballot boxes in the presidential polls have been opened across Turkey as of 8.00 p.m. (1700GMT).According to unofficial results, the vote distribution in five main provinces is as follows:- ISTANBULOpened Ballot Boxes: 77.27 percentRecep Tayyip Erdogan: 51.79 percentMuharrem Ince: 34.98 percentMeral Aksener: 4.78 percentSelahattin Demirtas: 7.32 percentTemel Karamollaoglu: 0.95 percentDogu Perincek: 0.19 percent- ANKARAOpened Ballot Boxes: 51.82 percentRecep Tayyip Erdogan: 54.64 percentMuharrem Ince: 32.87 percentMeral Aksener: 9.34 percentSelahattin Demirtas: 1.99 percentTemel Karamollaoglu: 0.95 percentDogu Perincek: 0.21 percent- IZMIROpened Ballot Boxes: 33.25 percentRecep Tayyip Erdogan: 34.16 percentMuharrem Ince: 52.67 percentMeral Aksener: 6.7 percentSelahattin Demirtas: 5.71 percentTemel Karamollaoglu: 0.47 percentDogu Perincek: 0.29 percent- DIYARBAKIROpened Ballot Boxes: 31.74 percentRecep Tayyip Erdogan: 30.65 percentMuharrem Ince: 6.05 percentMeral Aksener: 1.06 percentSelahattin Demirtas: 61.22 percentTemel Karamollaoglu: 0.9 percentDogu Perincek: 0.13 percent- ANTALYAOpened Ballot Boxes: 53.85 percentRecep Tayyip Erdogan: 44.09 percentMuharrem Ince: 36.86 percentMeral Aksener: 15.07 percentSelahattin Demirtas: 3.18 percentTemel Karamollaoglu: 0.6 percentDogu Perincek: 0.2 percent
Turkish presidential election results in main provinces
Unofficial results from Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections show incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party have ensured a strong lead.Preliminary results as of 9.45 p.m. local time (1845GMT) show Erdoğan winning 54.4 percent of the vote, with his closest rival the Republican People's Party (CHP) Muharrem İnce with 29.8 percent.Galeri: Vote count begins after polls officially close in TurkeyAK Party is also leading in parliamentary elections, with 44.1 percent of the vote counted. Along with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the AK Party’s election ally, the People's Alliance has won 55.57 percent of the vote so far.Yeni Şafak’s election page covers comprehensive details of both the presidential and parliamentary elections, and breaks down the results into Turkey’s cities and regions.The site also covers the results of votes cast abroad by Turkish expatriates. Some 1.49 million expats voted in a 13-day period between June 7 and 19 at 123 Turkish missions abroad.Nearly 650 int’l journalists covering Turkish electionsFirst results of Turkey's presidential and parliamentary electionsTurkish PM praises poll body over successful elections
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