AK Party Spokesman Mahir Ünal
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.
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
Counting of votes is underway in Turkey’s Sunday presidential and parliamentary elections.As of 9.00 p.m., some 81.37 percent of ballot boxes in the presidential polls have so far been opened.According to unofficial results, the vote distribution is as follows:Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 54.18 percentMuharrem Ince: 29.93 percentMeral Aksener: 7.49 percentSelahattin Demirtas: 7.3 percentTemel Karamollaoglu: 0.91 percentDogu Perincek: 0.2 percent
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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development (AK) Party have started to celebrate election victory across the nation.Supporters gathered outside Erdoğan’s Üsküdar residence, as well as various AK Party coordination centers across Turkey.Turks waving flags and chanting slogans in support of Erdoğan and AK Party took to the streets to show their excitement.Azerbaijan’s Aliyev congratulates Erdoğan on election successPolls showed the Turkish president enjoying a comfortable lead in the presidential election with the majority of ballot boxes opened.The ruling AK Party is leading the parliamentary elections with 43.9 percent of the votes as 77.3 percent of ballot boxes have been opened.Erdoğan takes the lead in Turkey’s presidential electionNearly 650 int’l journalists covering Turkish electionsTurkish PM praises poll body over successful elections
Turkey celebrates as initial results show clear victory for Erdoğan, AK Party
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