Near-complete results showed Erdogan beating secular opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu by four percentage points.
TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP Tayyip Erdogan has appealed for national unity after winning a historic run-off election that extended two decades of his transformative but divisive rule until 2028.
Traffic on Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square ground to a halt and huge crowds of singing and flag-waving supporters gathered across Turkey.“I expect Erdogan to add more to the good things he has already done for our country.”Alamy Stock Photo Supporters of the Justice and Development Party celebrate the victory of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. Alamy Stock Photo
“I congratulate on winning the elections. I look forward to continue building the EU-Turkiye relationship,” she said in a tweet. Leaders across Europe and the Arab world also sent their congratulations – as did former US president Donald Trump. Kilicdaroglu’s brief concession statement expressed “real sadness about the big difficulties awaiting the country” with Erdogan.The 74-year-old former civil servant’s message of social unity and freedoms gave way to desk-thumping speeches about the need to immediately expel migrants and fight terrorism.
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