NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdoğan to congratulate him on his election victory, and the two leaders discussed deepening and improving bilateral ties in the phone call, a Turkish presidential source said.Putin and Erdoğan reiterated the importance of cooperation on regional issues, especially on Syria, the source added. 
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Germany vowed on Monday to move forward in working constructively with the new government of Turkey, following President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s historic election win on Sunday.Speaking at a news conference in Berlin, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said, they have taken note of the preliminary results, which showed that President Erdoğan won an absolute majority in the presidential election."We are looking forward to continuing a constructive, beneficial working relationship between German and Turkish governments," Steffen Seibert said.He also noted that Chancellor Merkel would congratulate Turkish President Erdoğan at an appropriate time.Pakistani premier congratulates Erdoğan on election winGazans celebrate Erdoğan’s win in Turkish electionPutin congratulates Turkey's Erdoğan on election winEarly Monday morning, Turkey's Supreme Election Council announced that Erdoğan won an absolute majority in the presidential election.With 99.6 percent of the ballot boxes opened, Erdogan is leading with 52.58 percent of the vote, while his closest rival Muharrem Ince lags behind at 30.64 percent.In Sunday’s parliamentary polls, the People's Alliance -- a coalition of Erdogan's Justice and Development (AK) Party and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) -- won 53.6 percent of the vote, with 99.6 percent of the ballot boxes opened.
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The final results of Sunday’s Turkish elections will be shared with political parties in a few hours, the head of the country’s electoral authority said Monday.“As of Sunday, we shared 98 percent of the election results with the political parties. In a few hours we will have shared 100 percent [of the results]," Sadi Guven, head of the Supreme Election Council (YSK), told reporters in the capital Ankara.Guven also said 99.91 percent of the presidential election results had been recorded in the council’s system as of Monday.Gazans celebrate Erdoğan’s win in Turkish electionAlso praising the “healthy” conduct of the presidential and parliamentary elections, Guven said after the election results are finalized, they will be opened for citizens to see.Earlier, Guven said that with 99.2 percent of ballot boxes opened, President Recep Tayyip 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.Previously, Guven said the remaining uncounted votes would not affect the election results.Turkish elections were healthy, electoral board saysPutin congratulates Turkey's Erdoğan on election winTurkish stocks surge after Erdoğan's election victory
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"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.