Erdogan celebrates presidential election run-off win
Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin were among world leaders congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won Sunday's historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule.
United States President Biden said he hoped to work with Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 'shared global challenges'.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, who has collaborated closely with Erdogan on key international issues despite some disagreements, told Turkey's leader that his win was 'the logical result of your dedicated work'.
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres congratulated Erdogan on his re-election, the secretary-general's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement Sunday. He looks forward to further strengthening the cooperation between Turkiye and the United Nations.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the two country had 'immense challenges' to work on together. With President Erdogan, who I congratulate, we will continue to move forward, he said.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the Commission of the European Union, which Erdogan aspires for Turkey to join, said the bloc wanted to strengthen ties with the country.
Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the NATO military alliance, of which Turkey is a member, also sent congratulations.
With almost all of the votes counted, Erdogan received 52.14 percent of votes in the second round on Sunday, beating his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who won 47.86%, according to the Supreme Election Council.
The vote seals Erdogan's place in history as he extends his 20-year rule for a further 5 years. He had already outstripped the 15-year presidency of the Republic of Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
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