US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a re -election to the post of head of state.
“I congratulate Turkey’s constraints on the re -election of the President of Erdogan and the turnout that reflects deeply rooted democratic traditions. Turkey is a valuable ally and partner of NATO. I look forward to continuing our work with the government chosen by the Turkish people,” Blinken wrote on Twitter.
The chairman of the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey Akhmet Jener announced earlier that the winner of the second round of the presidential elections, following the results of the calculation of the vast majority of ballots, is the current head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
According to him, according to the results of the counting of 99.43 percent of the ballots, Recep Tayyip Erdogan scored 52.14 percent of the vote, and Kemal Kylychdaroglu – 47.86 percent.