Kilicdaroglu said in statements with other party leaders in his alliance that he would beat Erdogan if a runoff took place.
He added: “The data continues and we will accept a second round.”
Kilicdaroglu’s statements came after a speech by President Erdogan to his supporters at the Justice and Development Party headquarters in Ankara, in which he said:
The preliminary results of the elections show that we are making great progress. We are 2.6 million votes ahead of our closest competitor. They try to deceive people saying they are advanced. The counting of votes will continue at home and abroad. No one will spoil this election scene with skimpy political calculations. We await final results and expect the numbers to increase with the announcement of official results. We think we will win the first round and if there is a second round we will respect that. The people must remain vigilant until the end of the vote count. The results of the legislative elections show that our alliance obtains the majority. Voters who voted for our coalition in parliament will inevitably side with stability in the presidential elections. They are confident of winning the elections in the first round after completing the counting of votes from abroad.
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