It may have been an unexpected landslide win for the AK Party, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogancalled on the world to accept the election victory of the party he founded.
“Is this your understanding of democracy?” he asked as he left an Istanbul mosque on Monday morning (November 2). “Now, a party with some 50 percent inTurkey has attained power… This should be respected by the whole world, but I have not seen such maturity.”
Erdogan appealed for unity, amid fears the strength of the win could further deepen political polarisation in Turkey
“The national will manifested itself on November 1, in favour of stability. I hope it will be the best for our country. Let us be as one, be brothers and all be Turkey together.”
