2014 Turkish Presidential Election Sunday Aug 10,2014

The first round of the Presidential elections will be held in Turkey on August 10,2014, directly for the first time. If no candidate achieves a simple majority, a second round will be held on August 24,2014

Presidential Candidates

Recep Tayyip Erdogan -Incumbent Prime Minister of Turkey

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu -former Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (Nominated by CHP and MHP

 
Supported by DP,DSP,BTP,LDP and BBP

CHP	Republican People's Party
MHP	Nationalist Movement Party
DP	Democrat Party
DSP	Democratic Left Party
BTP	Independent Turkey Party
LDP	Liberal Democratic Party
BBP	Great Union Party

Selahattin Demirtas - leader of People's Democratic Party

Voting overseas began on July 31,2014 and ended on August 03,2014
2,783,660 overseas citizens were eligible to vote in 54 countries, and voting took place in 103 consulates

Erdogan Wins Presidential Election

Outgoing PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his victory in Turkey's first direct presidential election as a new era for the country.

He told thousands of supporters from the balcony of his AK Party's HQ in Ankara his victory was for all Turks, not just those who had voted for him.
Erdogan secured about 52% of the vote, to avoid any run-off.
Erdogan has been prime minister since 2003 and was barred from standing for another term
Erdogan will be inaugurated on August.28,2014