🇹🇷 In Istanbul, supporters of Erdogan are spreading across the city's roads in cars, already celebrating his victory.

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⚡️ Erdogan beats Kilicdaroglu 53.41% against 46.59% after all ballots tabulated in Turkiye, abroad, according to preliminary results from Turkiye's Election Commission

🇹🇷 Erdogan has announced that the second round of presidential elections in Turkiye has concluded, and that it was a celebration of democracy.

Erdogan expressed gratitude to the citizens of Turkiye for their votes for him in the second presidential election round.

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NATO Chief warns Kosovo against making destabilizing steps

"Pristina & Belgrade must engage in the EU-led dialogue now, as the only way to peace & normalisation. Pristina must de-escalate & not take unilateral, destabilising steps," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrote on social media after speaking to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
Kosovo police used force on Thursday to install ethnic Albanian mayors in northern Kosovo following an election in April that was boycotted by a vast majority of voters. The polls were declared valid despite the turnover of less than 3.5%.

Serbia's National Security Council accused the NATO-led peacekeeping mission KFOR of inaction. Serbia put its armed forces on full combat alert and moved them close to the border following a Kosovo police crackdown on peaceful anti-government protesters.

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🇹🇷 Erdogan stated that he has received phone calls from world leaders congratulating him and expressing their readiness to visit Turkiye

Meanwhile, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has already publicly congratulated him on his Twitter account, and the president of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory in the second round of the presidential election, adding that it is an “important victory for the entire world.”

The Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, took to social media to congratulate Erdogan on his reelection.

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‼️ 99% of votes counted: Erdogan 52.08%, Kilicdaroglu 47.92%

🇹🇷🇷🇺 Putin congratulates Erdogan on reelection as Turkish president, Kremlin says

Putin in congratulatory message to Erdogan confirms readiness to continue constructive dialogue on topical issues.

“The victory in the elections is a logical result of your dedicated work as the leader of the Turkish Republic, a tangible testament to the support of the Turkish people for your efforts in strengthening state sovereignty and pursuing an independent foreign policy. We highly appreciate your personal contribution to the consolidation of friendly Russian-Turkish relations and mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas,” the Russian president stated.

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🇹🇷 Thousands of supporters awaiting the re-elected president and allies from his electoral alliance at the Presidential Palace in Ankara

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🇹🇷❗️The People's Alliance Party supporters gathered at the Presidential Complex are waiting for President Erdogan to speak from the balcony

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⚡️⚡️ The Supreme Election Council: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been elected as the president of Turkiye

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