Erdogan Supporters Celebrate in Istanbul - VOA News.

Thousands of supporters of Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan began celebrating in Ankara and Istanbul, as the president seemed headed for a victory in the presidential election runoff Sunday.

Erdogan has declared victory in Sunday’s runoff vote.

He spoke to supporters after preliminary results gave him 53% of the vote, compared with 47% for his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

“I thank each member of our nation for entrusting me with the responsibility to govern this country once again for the upcoming five years,” said Erdogan, who had been seeking a third decade in power.

He was seen as the front-runner heading into Sunday’s vote after narrowly missing victory in the first round.

Both Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu said at last-minute rallies Saturday that turnout would be key to the outcome of the presidential poll.

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