Supreme Election Council says Erdogan reelected Türkiye’s president in runoff election
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected Türkiye’s president in runoff elections, the chairman of the country’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) said on Sunday, Turkish media reported.
Speaking to reporters in the capital Ankara, YSK head Ahmet Yener said that Erdogan won Türkiye’s presidency over opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the second-round runoff vote.
According to unofficial results, the Turkish incumbent won the race with 52.14%, while Kilicdaroglu got 47.86% of the votes, he said, adding that 99.43% of the ballot boxes have been opened so far.