On May 29, after narrowly winning the second round of the Turkish presidential election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a speech to supporters in Ankara.
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| Erdogan was re-elected as the President of Türkiye after the second round of the fierce election on May 2. (Source: Reuters) |
Emphasizing the election as the "most important" event for Turkey in the modern era, Erdogan called: "We should unite and unite. I call for this with all my heart… Today…the whole country of 85 million people won.”
The leader also pledged to "further strengthen the country's position by investing in the transport and energy sectors, which are the basic infrastructure for world-class development".
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message, which mentioned the project to build an international gas center located in Thrace, northwestern Turkey, near the border with Bulgaria. Erdogan stressed that Ankara will carry out this project with Moscow and Thrace will become such a center.
Also in Putin's message, the leader "appreciated the personal contribution" of Erdogan to the development of Russia-Turkey friendship, mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields.
Moscow also reaffirmed its readiness to continue constructive dialogue on current issues on the bilateral, regional and international agenda.
Besides Russia, leaders of many countries and international organizations also congratulated Mr. Erdogan on his re-election.
* President Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky posted on Twitter: "We look forward to further strengthening the strategic partnership for the benefit of our two countries, as well as strengthening cooperation for the security and stability of Europe."
* Prime minister English Rishi Sunak also congratulated Erdogan, and emphasized the current security cooperation between the two countries.
On Twitter, the British leader expressed his desire to continue to strengthen cooperation between the UK and Turkey, from developing trade to addressing security threats as allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
* Also wrote on Twitter, President Mỹ "I look forward to continuing to work with Erdogan as allies in NATO on bilateral issues and common global challenges," Joe Biden said.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated President Erdogan and called Turkey "a valuable ally and partner in NATO".
* European Union (EU) and NATO, two organizations with which President Erdogan has repeatedly clashed, also congratulated him on his re-election.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on Twitter: “I look forward to continuing to build the EU-Türkiye relationship. It is strategically important for both the EU and Türkiye to work to advance this relationship, for the benefit of our people."
*According to the Secretary-General's spokesman Stephane Dujarric United Nations Antonio Guterres, the leader congratulated Erdogan on his re-election and wished to further strengthen the cooperation between this international organization and Türkiye.
On the morning of May 29 (Vietnam time), the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey announced, with 5% of the votes counted, incumbent President Erdogan won with 99,43% of the votes, while his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu won 52,14% of the votes.
Speaking after the Turkish election results, Mr. Kilicdaroglu expressed gratitude for all the more than 25 million votes of his supporters, and urged voters: "Continue to fight for democracy... I have won the battle. fighting for it, I fought for you and will continue to do this in the future.”
