Several countries congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on his victory over the opposition, all united against him, shortly after the preliminary election results were announced. The Turkish leader, as usual and despite all disinformation, drilled them back into the ballot box and received more than two million more votes than his arch-rival.
It was Azerbaijan and Qatar who were among the first to congratulate the Turkish leader on yet another great achievement. Azerbaijani President Aliyev responded that the win proves that Erdoğan’s political policies are trusted. The Qatari emir congratulated his great friend and wished Erdoğan to “further realise the development and welfare ambitions of the brotherly Turkish people and further develop our countries’ strong relations”.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, in his response, stressed that President Erdoğan is “one of the few leaders in the world who connects his politics with public service”, adding that Erdoğan is “an enthusiastic voice for the pillar of power of oppressed Muslims and their inalienable rights”.
From Europe, only Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban responded in the first hours, congratulating the Turkish president in a tweet in both English and Turkish. “Congratulations on the undisputed election victory, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.”
Furthermore, in the first hours, Northern Cyprus, Serbia, Russia, Uzbekistan, Palestine, Hungarian President Novak, Bosnian Serb leader Dodik and Venezuela congratulated the Turkish leader.
“We congratulate the Turkish people on this victory. We want to continue working together to build the new world. Long live Türkiye!” said Venezuelan President Maduro, who shared a photo of Erdoğan in front of the Aya Sofya Mosque in Istanbul.