Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called for 'unity and solidarity' after narrowly winning a historic election runoff that extended his two-decade rule until 2028.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called for “unity and solidarity” after narrowly winning a historic election runoff that extended his two-decade rule until 2028.
“We should come together in unity and solidarity,” Erdogan told a sea of supporters outside his presidential palace in Ankara. “We call for this with all our heart.” Erdogan’s call came after a bitterly divisive election that saw him beat secular opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu by four percentage points in Turkey’s first presidential runoff.
Over the campaign, the two candidates accused each other of supporting “terrorists” and spreading misinformation.
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