Erdoğan was officially re-elected president of Turkey

After more than 99% of the ballots were counted in the second round of presidential elections in Turkey, incumbent head of state Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was re-elected for a new term. This was announced by the Turkish Supreme Electoral Council, writes Anadolu.

According to preliminary data, Erdoğan garnered 52.14 percent of the vote. His opponent, Kemal Sabirdaroğlu, the only candidate from the opposition, received 47.86 percent of the vote.

According to the head of the Supreme Electoral Council, Ahmet Yener, the incumbent president was supported by 27,513,587 voters, and Sabirdaroğlu by 25,260,210 voters.

Erdoğan made a speech to his supporters in Istanbul on 28 may, announcing his victory. Sabirdaroğlu, in a speech dedicated to the election results, said that the vote was conducted in the most unjust way in recent years, but did not directly acknowledge his defeat.

A number of state leaders congratulated Erdoğan on his re-election. Among them are President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Serbia Alexander Vuchich, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahboz Sharif, Emir of Qatar Tamim Ben Hamad Al Tani and others.

Recep Toyyib Erdoğan has been president of Turkey since 2014. Prior to that, he had been the country's prime minister since 2003.