Erdogan 1st Turkish president by popular vote

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has gained majority of votes in Turkey’s presidential election to succeed Abdullah Gul.

 

 
Turkish people cast their ballots on Sunday to elect their president directly for the first time. As anticipated, Prime Minister and AK Party leader Erdogan seized 52 per cent of votes to win in first round. Opposition candidate Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu with 39 per cent and Selahattin Demirtaş, leader of Peoples' Democratic Party with only 9 per cent lost the election.
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