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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Leaders around the world congratulated Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his presidential win on Sunday.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva celebrates the Turkish President's reelection, wishing him 'good mandate'.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson congratulated President Erdoğan's reelection, saying 'our common security is future priority'.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, vice presidents congratulated Erdoğan on his election victory.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi congratulated the Turkish President on victory in presidential election.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Turkish President Erdoğan on reelection, saying: 'We will continue to move forward together.'

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Erdoğan on reelection and said he hopes to develop cooperation for security and stability of Europe.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday congratulated his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his victory in the presidential election.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Sunday congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his victory in Sunday's presidential runoff.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Algerian President Abdelmajid Tebboune was also among leaders congratulating the Turkish president on his reelection "victory."

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik congratulated Erdoğan's "historical victory" in the country's first-ever presidential run-off.

"Voters again elected you as their leader! This decision of the voters is not important for the Republic of Turkiye only, but for the world!" he said on Twitter.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh said Erdoğan's victory shows the renewal of people's confidence in his successful projects and policies.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibanhvili congratulated his "great friend" Erdoğan "on his convincing re-election as the leader of Türkiye."

"We are eager to further enhance the bonds of friendship & strategic partnership," he said on Twitter.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Shtayyeh congratulated the Turkish president and Turkish people on their "election victory."

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

"My dear brother, congratulations on your victory, and I wish you success in your new term, and that you achieve in it what the brotherly Turkish people aspire to in terms of progress and prosperity," Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said on Twitter.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Hungarian President Katalin Novak also congratulated Erdoğan, saying she is looking forward to working on strengthening their bilateral partnership.

"Türkiye's stability is crucial for Europe, and it can play an important role in achieving peace in Ukraine," she added on Twitter.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban also congratulated President Erdoğan "on his unquestionable election victory!"

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

"Congratulations brotherly and friendly Türkiye," Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's office tweeted.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

In his congratulations note, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described Erdoğan as "one of few world leaders whose politics has been anchored in public service."

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev also congratulated Erdoğan on his reelection in a phone call and invited him to pay a visit to the Azerbaijani capital Baku.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic also congratulated Erdoğan and the Turkish nation on their election victory.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi congratulated President Erdoğan on his 'reelection,' called it 'a sign of continued valuable trust of Turkish people'.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrated the 'triumph' of 'brother and friend' President Erdoğan in Türkiye's runoff election.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

The Turkish incumbent won the race with 52.16%, while Kılıçdaroğlu got 47.84% of the votes and 99.85% of the ballot boxes have been opened so far.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

In a speech in Istanbul late Sunday, President Erdoğan said Türkiye's 85 million-strong citizens are the winners in the national elections that concluded today.

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World leaders congratulate Erdoğan over election victory

More than 64.1 million people were registered to vote, including over 1.92 million who earlier cast their ballots at overseas polling stations.

Nearly 192,000 ballot boxes were set up for voters across Türkiye.