Turkish President Erdoğan
Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections were covered widely by media across Asia.
Turkish citizens voted in presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Currently, 99.2 percent of the ballot boxes have been opened as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leading with 52.5 percent of the votes while his major rival Muharrem Ince lags behind at 30.6 percent.
The People's Alliance, a coalition of Erdogan's Justice and Development (AK) Party and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has won 53.6 percent of the votes as 99.1 percent of the boxes have been opened so far in parliamentary votes.
China
China’s official Xinhua news agency said the “decisive victory in the critical elections was Erdogan’s” adding that he won more votes in the first round of election than what was predicted by public polls.
The news agency reported 60 million citizens cast their votes.
State-run Global Times shared election results in a story titled: “Turkey's Erdogan, his alliance win presidential, parliamentary elections”
Japan
Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported “Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims victory in Turkey presidential election”, stating that Erdogan had remained in power since 2003.
It added that the ruling alliance won a majority in the parliament.
NHK, Japan’s national broadcaster, said Erdogan’s re-election was likely to affect the region.
Supporters of the Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party celebrate after the unofficial results were announced in Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24, 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Turkish AK Party supporters celebrate election victory in Sweden
Indonesia
Indonesia’s national news agency Antara said Erdogan won a high number of votes.
The local Kompas news website said Erdogan declared victory with more than 50 percent of the votes, securing the next five years as president.
Thailand
The Bangkok Post stated Erdogan won a double victory, adding that Turkey voted in the presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day for the first time.
The British media has given wide coverage to the electoral success of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party.The BBC News, Sky News and the Guardian Newspaper were the first among British media to report the unofficial results of the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections.“Turkey's long-standing leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan says unofficial results from the presidential elections show he has won outright in the first round,” the BBC said in its first statement.Video: Erdoğan, AK Party supporters celebrate election victory in BelgiumMr. Erdogan has 53 percent, while his closest rival, Muharrem Ince, is on 31 percent, state media report, with most votes counted, it added.The Guardian said: “Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed victory in Turkey’s presidential election”, adding: “But the opposition has not conceded defeat, as not all ballots have been counted.”Erdogan says he has been returned as president of Turkey, according to unofficial results, reported Sky News.“But the main opposition, the Republican People's Party, said Mr. Erdogan could still fall short of the 50% needed to avoid a presidential runoff on 8 July,” it added.Earlier on Sunday, President Erdogan declared his success in Turkey's historic presidential and parliamentary elections.According to unofficial results, Erdogan received 52.5 percent votes with over 97 percent of ballots counted.The AK Party-MHP People’s Alliance secured a combined vote of 53.5 percent in the parliament.
British media covers Erdoğan’s election success
The Republican Turkish Party (CTP), the leading party in the ruling coalition, won 10 of 28 municipalities in local elections in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).According to country's Supreme Election Board data, 71.4 percent of eligible 191,153 voters cast their votes in 734 ballot boxes.Main opposition National Unity Party (UBP) wins 7 municipalities, while other coalition partners Democratic Party (DP) and Communal Democracy Party (TDP) win 1 municipality each.The independent candidates won nine other municipalities.A total of 111 candidates contested for 28 municipalities.Erdoğan: Democracy winner of Turkish electionsTurks abroad celebrate Erdoğan's election victorySpeaking after the elections, Prime Minister and Chairman of the CTP Tufan Erhurman said the country "successfully completed its democracy test.""The local elections are completed without any issues. I would like to congratulate all of our independent and political party candidates because of that," he said.Local elections in TRNC are held in every 4 years in six different provinces: Lefkosia, Girne, Gazimagusa, Iskele, Guzelyurt and Lefke.
Republican Turkish Party wins polls in Northern Cyprus
Malaysia
The Star newspaper said Erdogan won a majority in the elections with more than half of the votes.
Singapore
The Strait Times newspaper said “Erdogan won the second term in presidency”.