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title: "Erdogan claims victory in Turkish election"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/13466/erdogan-claims-victory-in-turkish-election
published: 2023-05-28T18:17:21Z
language: en
author: "Carolina Străjescu"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
---

# Erdogan claims victory in Turkish election

> Recep Tayyip Erdogan is claiming victory in the Turkish election, the BBC reports.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is claiming victory in the Turkish election, the BBC reports.

![Reuters](https://storage.radiomoldova.md/images/536e22e9-6863-4c63-911f-dabac4651e42.jpg)

*Sursa: Reuters*

With counting ongoing, official results have him on around 53% of the vote.

His secular rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, is on around 47%.

Erdogan’s supporters are celebrating, and some foreign leaders have sent congratulations.

No candidate managed to secure 50% of votes in the first round, with Erdogan on 49.52% and Kilicdaroglu on 45%.

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