No candidate received the needed minimum of 50% of the vote in the first round, hence the Supreme Election Council (YSK) ruled the presidential election would go to a run-off vote on May 28.
Currently, opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu of the Nation’s Alliance has received 44.88 percent of the vote, while incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has received 49.51 percent.
Ata Alliance’s Sinan Ogan received 5.17 percent of the vote, while Muharrem Ince received 0.44 percent but withdrew from the contest.
Given that they received the maximum number of votes, Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu will face off in the second round.
On Sunday, votes were open from 8:00 AM (0500 GMT) until 5:00 PM (1400 GMT). Media outlets were not permitted to release any partial results until YSK released the embargo at 6:30 PM (1530 GMT).
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1241 GMT — Presidential race to go to runoff, YSK officially announces
YSK Head Ahmet Yener has announced that Türkiye’s presidential election will heads to a run-off vote on May 28 after no candidate secured the minimum 50 percent required to win during the first round.
“The number of domestic ballot boxes in the country was opened by 100 percent, the participation rate was 88.92 percent and 52.69 percent abroad,” he said.
0345 GMT — Latest presidential results show 98.55 percent of votes counted
• Erdogan: 49.34 percent
• Ince: 0.43 percent (withdrawn)
• Kilicdaroglu: 45.00 percent
• Ogan: 5.23 percent
0155 GMT — Latest presidential results show 98.06 percent of votes counted
• Erdogan: 49.34 percent
• Ince: 0.43 percent (withdrawn)
• Kilicdaroglu: 44.99 percent
• Ogan: 5.24 percent
0150 GMT — Latest parliamentary vote results
Here are the latest results with 97.88 percent of the vote counted:
• People’s Alliance: 49.30 percent
• Nation’s Alliance: 35.22 percent
0122 GMT — Elections reflected nation’s will: Communications Directorate
Türkiye’s presidential and parliamentary elections once again reflected the nation’s will, the country’s communications director has said.
May 14 was once again the day “when the will of this esteemed nation” was manifested, said Fahrettin Altun on Twitter.
“Our nation has spoken and pointed out the way to go. By sharing in solidarity and in peace, we will grow together and will set an example to the world,” Altun wrote.
2355 GMT — Latest presidential results show 97.23 percent of votes counted
• Erdogan: 49.36 percent
• Ince: 0.44 percent (withdrawn)
• Kilicdaroglu: 44.96 percent
• Ogan: 5.25 percent
2313 GMT — We are well ahead in elections: Erdogan
Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he has a “clear lead” in the Turkish presidential elections.
Addressing his supporters at the AK Party’s headquarters in the capital Ankara, he said that both domestic and foreign votes were still being counted, adding preliminary results show “we are far ahead.”
He said he has won around 2.6 million more votes than his closest competitor, adding the number will increase in the final results.
Erdogan said the country has completed another “festival of democracy” with May 14 elections, adding the country has witnessed one of highest turnouts in the nation’s history.
“People who gave the majority to our alliance in parliament will surely side with stability in the presidential election,” Erdogan added.
2250 GMT — Latest presidential results show 96.15 percent of votes counted
• Erdogan: 49.44 percent
• Ince: 0.44 percent (withdrawn)
• Kilicdaroglu: 44.86 percent
• Ogan: 5.26 percent
2205 GMT — Latest presidential results show 95.09 percent of votes counted
• Erdogan: 49.52 percent
• Ince: 0.44 percent (withdrawn)
• Kilicdaroglu: 44.76 percent
• Ogan: 5.28 percent
2135 GMT — Latest presidential results show 94.24 percent of votes counted
• Erdogan: 49.59 percent
• Ince: 0.45 percent (withdrawn)
• Kilicdaroglu: 44.67 percent
• Ogan: 5.29 percent
2030 GMT — Everyone should respect will of people: AK Party spokesperson
The spokesperson of the AK Party Omer Celik has said that it was everyone’s duty to respect the will of the people of Türkiye and the democratic culture that they have showcased.
“The greatest wealth of this country is that the citizens decide who will govern and lead this country.”
2030 GMT — Latest presidential results show 92.7 percent of votes counted
• Erdogan: 49.94 percent
• Ince: 0.46 percent (withdrawn)
• Kilicdaroglu: 44.30 percent
• Ogan: 5.30 percent
2000 GMT — Latest presidential results show 89.24 percent of votes counted
• Erdogan: 49.94 percent
• Ince: 0.46 percent (withdrawn)
• Kilicdaroglu: 44.30 percent
• Ogan: 5.30 percent
1950 GMT — YSK chief Yener says ‘no disruption or delay in the data entry’
YSK Chairman Yener has told reporters that “there is no disruption or delay in the data entry of the YSK at the moment.”
