Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wins 2014 Turkish 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

Biased media coverage helped Turkey's prime minister romp home in the country's first direct presidential election, international observers have warned.

Unofficial results show Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for more than a decade, won the presidency outright yesterday with nearly 52 per cent of the vote.

But monitors from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe said today Erdogan's 'use of his official position, along with biased media coverage, gave him a distinct advantage over the other candidates.'

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan wave to supporters outside the offices of his party in Ankara after his election victory

Supporters of Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan celebrate his election victory

 

A man reads a newspaper in central Istanbul: The front page is reporting Erdogan's election victory

Two Turkish women pose with a cardboard cut out of Erdogan outside the AKP Party HQ in Istabul