It happened while he was writing a message in the notebook of the mausoleum of the founder of the modern Turkish republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during his visit to the mausoleum after taking the constitutional oath in parliament.
Erdogan said: “Over the next five years, we will continue to work with determination to implement Turkey’s vision of the century.”
“We believe that the recent elections have opened the doors to a new phase for our people,” he added.
And he added: “As the twelfth president of the republic, I will continue to defend the eternal brotherhood of our people and to work for the growth of our country and the advancement of our state.”
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Erdogan was sworn in for a new presidential term after winning elections last week, bringing his rule into a third decade.
“As president, I swear with honor and integrity before the great Turkish nation and its history to preserve the existence and independence of the state,” Erdogan said during a ceremony in parliament in Ankara, broadcast in direct.
Erdogan received his presidential mandate from the speaker of the interim parliament before being sworn in.
Erdogan, Turkey’s longest-serving leader, won 52.2% of the vote in the May 28 runoff.
The result was contrary to the expectations of most opinion polls, and he won despite the cost of living crisis, which would have weakened his chances.
The new five-year term would allow Erdogan to consolidate Turkey’s position as a regional military power.
This will be followed by a ceremony at the presidential palace attended by senior officials from 78 countries and international organizations, including NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Anadolu news agency reports.
Erdogan is expected to announce the formation of the government later today, as the new formation is expected to see a shift in his unconventional economic policy.
Reuters reported last week that the president will almost certainly include former economy minister Mehmet Simsek in his new cabinet, which could indicate a possible return to economic policies that will eventually include interest rate hikes.
Şimşek was highly regarded by investors when he served as finance minister and deputy prime minister between 2009 and 2018.
Erdogan, 69, became prime minister in 2003 after his Justice and Development Party won elections in late 2002 following Turkey’s worst economic crisis since the 1970s.
In 2014, he became the country’s first popularly elected president and was re-elected in 2018 after winning new executive powers for the post of president in a 2017 referendum.
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