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What did Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu say after the polls closed?

May 14, 2023

Erdogan: “Hold on to the boxes”

“The voting process went as befits our democracy,” Erdogan said.

He added: “It’s time to hang on to the ballot box…Continue to protect the will of our people until the final results.

Kilicdaroglu: “Don’t leave the boxes”

For his part, Kemal Kilicdaroglu called on “the heroes of democracy not to leave the ballot box, whatever happens, until the last report on the last ballot box has not been tabled”.

“The full and correct manifestation of the will of the people depends on your determination,” he added.

Voting ends

Polling stations for the Turkish elections closed at 5 p.m. local time (1500 GMT).

The counting of votes began in some polling stations, while the process was slightly delayed in other stations, due to the presence of voters inside who were unable to vote with the end of the election. initial voting time.

Our correspondent quoted the head of Turkey’s Supreme Election Authority as saying: “The voting process went without any problems.

Preliminary results should appear in the next few hours.

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Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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