Turkish FM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Turkey's foreign minister said on Monday that oppressed people of the world and the Muslim community prayed for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s election victory.
Addressing Muslim opinion leaders from the U.S. in capital Ankara, Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey is an indispensable country for the U.S. and other allies.
At the Malaysia Islamic University, Muslims from India, Bangladesh and Nigeria prayed for President Erdoğan's success in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections being held on Sunday.
Muslims in Malaysia pray for Erdoğan victory in Turkey elections
Earlier on Monday, Sadi Guven, head of Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK), said that with 99.2 percent of ballot boxes opened, Erdoğan won an absolute majority in the presidential election with 52.5 percent of the vote, while his top rival Muharrem Ince lagged behind at 30.6 percent.
In the parliamentary polls, along with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the Justice and Development (AK) Party's election ally, the People's Alliance won 53.6 percent of the votes, with 99.1 percent of ballot boxes opened.