Erdogan wins Turkey's first presidential election
- 10 years ago
A sea of Turkish flags on the streets of Istanbul, as supporters celebrate Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's presidential election win.
It's a first for the nation.
Erdogan's win makes him the first ever directly elected president of Turkey.
Supporters took to the streets after Turkish broadcasters reported Erdogan won the election with 52 percent of the vote.
That's 13 points above his opponent, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.
The prime minister told his supporters the Turkish people had spoken.
(SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRIME MINISTER TAYYIP ERDOGAN SPEAKING TO THE CROWD, SAYING:
"The nation has shown its will at the end of the journey that we started on July 5th."
His supporters are thrilled with the results.
(SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) SUPPORTER OF AK PARTY, SELMA TURKYILMAZ, SAYING:
"This is really nice. The results came as we expected. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is elected President. We are really pleased."
But his jo
It's a first for the nation.
Erdogan's win makes him the first ever directly elected president of Turkey.
Supporters took to the streets after Turkish broadcasters reported Erdogan won the election with 52 percent of the vote.
That's 13 points above his opponent, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.
The prime minister told his supporters the Turkish people had spoken.
(SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRIME MINISTER TAYYIP ERDOGAN SPEAKING TO THE CROWD, SAYING:
"The nation has shown its will at the end of the journey that we started on July 5th."
His supporters are thrilled with the results.
(SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) SUPPORTER OF AK PARTY, SELMA TURKYILMAZ, SAYING:
"This is really nice. The results came as we expected. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is elected President. We are really pleased."
But his jo