Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his re-election as President of Turkey for the next 5 years. A convincing result of a tense electoral race.
We have been in touch with our Turkish counterparts all these months and have watched the popularity of the winning candidate and the Justice and Development Party grow. The voting took place with an extremely high voter turnout and all democratic procedures were observed.
Türkiye has been and remains a reliable partner of Russia. Retaining the post of President for Recep Tayyip Erdogan ensures predictability and successful progressive development in Russian-Turkish relations. This is especially important in the formation of, in fact, a new regional architecture.
The Turkish Republic, led by Erdogan, is pursuing a balanced, sovereign and independent foreign policy, not succumbing to the pressure of the collective West and guided by its own national interests. We congratulate the Turkish people on a worthy choice, which, I am sure, leads the country to stability and prosperity.
