President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R) and British Prime Minister Theresa May (L)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday on his presidential election win and expressed Germany’s readiness to further improve ties with Turkey.
In a message sent to Erdoğan and released by her office, Merkel underlined that both countries were facing similar challenges due to the conflicts in the region.
“The upheavals in the Near and Middle East, and the consequent refugee flows, are significantly affecting our two countries. In that respect, Turkey has taken great responsibility,” she said.
Merkel underlined the traditionally friendly relations between Berlin and Ankara and also expressed support for stability and democracy in Turkey.
Muslims leaders in Africa Monday praised Turks for reelecting Recep Tayyip Erdogan as their president.“The entire Muslim Judicial Council [MJC] leadership salutes President Erdoğan and the citizens of Turkey on their election victory,” Shaykh Irafaan Abrahams, president of the MJC said.“The global Muslim community and oppressed people are victorious with President Erdogan’s reelection and Muslims will gain further strength through his leadership,” Abrahams said.Video: Sudanese orphans pray for Turkey’s ErdoğanMeanwhile, the secretary general of Jamiat Ulama, Moulana Ebrahim Bham said: “We are very happy about this reelection. We pray Erdogan continues to fight for Muslim rights and those of his people, he said in a telephone interview.In Somalia, lawmaker Lutfi Sheriff Mohamed, told Anadolu he too was very happy for Erdogan's reelection.“I hope he can be a role model for the Islamic world and Somalia,’’ he said.Mohamed said Somalis appreciated Turkey sending development aid to their country. He said there was uncertainty that the aid would have continued had Erdogan lost.Erdogan first visited Somalia in 2011 in the midst of a famine that cemented bilateral relations between both countries.
African Muslim officials hail Erdoğan reelection
“I am looking forward to working with you to further enhance and deepen cooperation between our countries,” she said.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier also applauded the Turkish president and mentioned a potential probable high-level visit to accelerate bilateral ties.
British Prime Minister Theresa May also congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his latest election victory on Monday.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his victory in Sunday presidential and parliamentary polls."I will congratulate President Erdoğan on his re-election as president. I will also congratulate the Turkish people with the high-turnout in the elections," Stoltenberg told reporters, ahead of a meeting with EU defense ministers in Luxembourg.He underlined Turkey’s great importance for the 29-member alliance."Turkey is a key ally for NATO for many reasons, not least because of its strategic geographic location, bordering Russia in the Black Sea but also Iraq and Syria to the south," he said.Turkey's Erdoğan, Russia's Putin discuss deepening tiesMerkel vows to work ‘constructively’ with ErdoğanTurkish election board to share final results soon"And Turkey has been very important in the fight against Daesh, against terrorism," he added.Erdoğan won an absolute majority in the presidential election with 52.5 percent of the vote on Sunday, according to the Supreme Election Council.In Sunday’s parliamentary polls, the People's Alliance -- a coalition of Erdoğan's Justice and Development (AK) Party and the Nationalist Movement Party -- won 53.6 percent of the vote, with 99.9 percent of the ballot boxes opened.
NATO chief congratulates Erdoğan on election victory
May called President Erdoğan and said she looked forward to further strengthen the bilateral relations between Turkey and the U.K., according to Turkish presidential sources.
Erdoğan and May agreed to meet at the upcoming NATO summit in July in Brussels.
In another telephone call, Turkish leaders received congratulations from Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Deputy leader of Austria’s right-wing populist Freedom Party (FPÖ) Johann Gudenus in a racist press release called for Turkish expatriates residing in Austria to leave the country following the election victory of Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.“Those who voted for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the Turkish presidential election are clearly in better hands in Turkey than in Austria,” Gudenus said.The FPÖ vice president evaluated the result as confirmation "that the integration of thousands of Turks in our country has failed miserably."Over 70 percent of Turkish voters in Germany backed Erdoğan in the presidential race that took place nationwide on Sunday, in which the re-instated Turkish president gained 52.6 percent of the vote.Turkish FM: Muslims prayed for Erdoğan's victoryMerkel vows to work ‘constructively’ with ErdoğanPakistani premier congratulates Erdoğan on election winPost-Turkey polls, UK seeks continued close association
Austrian politician calls for Turkish expats who voted for Erdoğan to leave country