Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the outgoing Turkish President and candidate for the presidential elections, cast his vote at a polling station in Istanbul, where he expressed his hope that the outcome of the presidential elections would be “good for the country’s future”, without issuing speculation about his victory. “It is important that all voters cast their ballots without worry to show the power of Turkish democracy,” Erdogan said. Erdogan’s rival and opposition coalition candidate Kamal Kilicdaroglu also cast his vote in Ankara, where he said: “We all miss democracy and we miss standing together and embracing each other,” stressing his saying, “You will see spring returning to this country, God willing, and it will continue forever.”
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the outgoing Turkish President and candidate for the presidential elections, cast his vote at a polling station in Istanbul, where he expressed his hope that the outcome of the presidential elections would be “good for the country’s future”, without issuing speculation about his victory. “It is important that all voters cast their ballots without worry to show the power of Turkish democracy,” Erdogan said. Erdogan’s rival and opposition coalition candidate Kamal Kilicdaroglu also cast his vote in Ankara, where he said: “We all miss democracy and we miss standing together and embracing each other,” stressing his saying, “You will see spring returning to this country, God willing, and it will continue forever.”