Türkiye went to the polls for the second time today. Nation Alliance candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and People’s Alliance candidate Recep Tayyip Erdoğan competed to become Presidents. Erdogan was elected President according to unofficial results.
THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ANNOUNCED ERDOĞAN’S VICTORY
Many international media outlets reporting the developments instantly announced the victory of President Erdogan to their readers. In addition, congratulatory messages came to Erdogan from world leaders.
Here are some headlines from the world press:
Erdogan is preparing to be re-elected president after twenty years in power.
Netherlands-based BNO News:
Turkish President Erdogan re-elected, extending 20 years in power
French Le Figaro:
Erdogan is ahead in more than half of the votes
Alarabiya News:
Erdogan in Turkey is ahead in the vote count in both state and opposition media
Daily Mail:
Erdogan in Turkey on his way to reelection: narrowly leads in the runoff with almost half the votes counted
Euronews:
Erdogan ahead in historic presidential elections
ABC News:
Initial unofficial results from Turkish news agencies showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the country’s long-time leader, was ahead, counting 88 percent of the vote.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM WORLD LEADERS
Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban said, “I congratulate Mr. President on his undisputed electoral victory.”
In his message, Emir of Qatar Es Sani said, “My dear brother Recep Tayyip Erdogan, I congratulate you on your victory and wish you success in your new era and fulfill your desires in terms of progress, prosperity and strong relations between the two countries in order to advance the development and growth of the brotherly Turkish people.”
President of Azerbaijan Aliyev called President Erdoğan by phone and congratulated him for his success in the election and said that he was waiting for Azerbaijan as soon as possible.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his success in the election.
Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Ünal Üstel congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his success in the second round of the Presidential Election. In a statement to reporters, Üstel wished the elections held in Turkey to be beneficial and said, “For a strong and stable Turkey, it was important for us that Mr. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won.” used the phrases. Ustal wished President Erdogan success in the new term and wished the election results to be beneficial for the Turkish nation as well.