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| Turkey election: Erdogan calls on world to respect result | Turkey election: Erdogan calls on world to respect result |
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| Turkey's president says the world must respect the results of the election, which saw the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) regain its parliamentary majority. | Turkey's president says the world must respect the results of the election, which saw the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) regain its parliamentary majority. |
| Recep Tayyip Erdogan said voters had chosen stability following unrest. | Recep Tayyip Erdogan said voters had chosen stability following unrest. |
| With almost all ballots counted, state-run Anadolu news agency said the AKP had won 49.4% of the vote, with the main opposition CHP on 25.4%. | With almost all ballots counted, state-run Anadolu news agency said the AKP had won 49.4% of the vote, with the main opposition CHP on 25.4%. |
| The Turkish lira and shares in Istanbul surged in response to the result. | The Turkish lira and shares in Istanbul surged in response to the result. |
| The lira was up by more than 4% against the dollar and the BIST share index soared by over 5% early on Monday. | The lira was up by more than 4% against the dollar and the BIST share index soared by over 5% early on Monday. |
| 'Turkey together' | |
| "The national will manifested itself on 1 November in favour of stability," President Erdogan said early on Monday. | "The national will manifested itself on 1 November in favour of stability," President Erdogan said early on Monday. |
| "Let's be as one, be brothers and all be Turkey together." | "Let's be as one, be brothers and all be Turkey together." |
| But he also attacked media criticism of him and called for global recognition of the election result. | But he also attacked media criticism of him and called for global recognition of the election result. |
| "Now a party with some 50% [of the vote] in Turkey has attained power... This should be respected by the whole world, but I have not seen such maturity." | "Now a party with some 50% [of the vote] in Turkey has attained power... This should be respected by the whole world, but I have not seen such maturity." |
| Gavin Hewitt: President's triumph leaves Turkey polarised | |
| Erdogan: Turkey's bruised battler | Erdogan: Turkey's bruised battler |
| Lira strengthens after result | Lira strengthens after result |
| Erdogan triumph leaves Turkey polarised | |
| Mr Erdogan called the vote after the AKP lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 13 years in June and attempts to form a coalition government failed. | Mr Erdogan called the vote after the AKP lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 13 years in June and attempts to form a coalition government failed. |
| The pro-Kurdish HDP crossed the 10% threshold needed to claim seats, but saw a fall in support since the June vote. | The pro-Kurdish HDP crossed the 10% threshold needed to claim seats, but saw a fall in support since the June vote. |
| The nationalist MHP's share of the vote also declined, to 12.5%, and commentators suggested it had lost voters to the AKP. | The nationalist MHP's share of the vote also declined, to 12.5%, and commentators suggested it had lost voters to the AKP. |
| Reported results also showed: | |
| Clashes were reported in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir as the results were being counted. Reuters said police had fired tear gas at protesters throwing stones. | |
| Powers for the president | |
| Speaking from the balcony of the AKP headquarters in the capital, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu welcomed Sunday's result, saying voters had chosen "peace, unity, brotherhood and common sense". | Speaking from the balcony of the AKP headquarters in the capital, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu welcomed Sunday's result, saying voters had chosen "peace, unity, brotherhood and common sense". |
| He will now begin the process of forming a new government after winning with a greater margin of victory than expected. | He will now begin the process of forming a new government after winning with a greater margin of victory than expected. |
| With almost all the results counted, the AKP had won substantially more than the 276 seats needed in order to form a government alone. | With almost all the results counted, the AKP had won substantially more than the 276 seats needed in order to form a government alone. |
| However, it fell 14 seats short of the number needed to call a referendum on changing the constitution and increasing the powers of the president, AKP founder Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | However, it fell 14 seats short of the number needed to call a referendum on changing the constitution and increasing the powers of the president, AKP founder Recep Tayyip Erdogan. |
| With 60 more seats, the government would have been able to bring in those changes without a referendum. | With 60 more seats, the government would have been able to bring in those changes without a referendum. |
| The AKP's opponents had said the vote was a chance to curb what they saw as the increasingly authoritarian tendencies of Mr Erdogan. | The AKP's opponents had said the vote was a chance to curb what they saw as the increasingly authoritarian tendencies of Mr Erdogan. |
| Analysis: Mark Lowen, BBC News, Ankara | Analysis: Mark Lowen, BBC News, Ankara |
| After its shock landslide victory, the AK Party now begins the process of forming a new government, regaining the majority it lost in the election in June. | After its shock landslide victory, the AK Party now begins the process of forming a new government, regaining the majority it lost in the election in June. |
| It almost equalled its best ever result, swaying voters with its message of stability after weeks of violence with the PKK Kurdish rebels. | It almost equalled its best ever result, swaying voters with its message of stability after weeks of violence with the PKK Kurdish rebels. |
| There is now the hope that the two sides may be spurred to return to peace talks. | There is now the hope that the two sides may be spurred to return to peace talks. |
| The Turkish currency, the lira, has rallied after a shaky few months, but an economic crisis could still loom. | The Turkish currency, the lira, has rallied after a shaky few months, but an economic crisis could still loom. |
| There are also fears that the political polarisation stoked by President Erdogan could deepen and a clampdown on free speech worsen as the AK Party feels emboldened. | There are also fears that the political polarisation stoked by President Erdogan could deepen and a clampdown on free speech worsen as the AK Party feels emboldened. |
| Anxiety overshadows campaign | Anxiety overshadows campaign |
| Since elections in June, a ceasefire between the Turkish army and militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has collapsed after a suicide bombing in July by suspected Islamic State (IS) militants. | Since elections in June, a ceasefire between the Turkish army and militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has collapsed after a suicide bombing in July by suspected Islamic State (IS) militants. |
| The attack near the border with Syria killed more than 30 Kurds. | The attack near the border with Syria killed more than 30 Kurds. |
| Turkey then suffered its deadliest attack in its modern history when more than 100 people were killed as they headed for a peace rally in Ankara. Many of the victims of last month's suicide bombing were HDP supporters. | Turkey then suffered its deadliest attack in its modern history when more than 100 people were killed as they headed for a peace rally in Ankara. Many of the victims of last month's suicide bombing were HDP supporters. |
| The government said the two bombers were linked to IS. | The government said the two bombers were linked to IS. |
| One senior official from the HDP told Reuters news agency the partial results were "disappointing". | One senior official from the HDP told Reuters news agency the partial results were "disappointing". |
| The HDP won 10.7% of the vote - enough to give it 59 parliamentary seats, 21 fewer than it claimed in June's election. | The HDP won 10.7% of the vote - enough to give it 59 parliamentary seats, 21 fewer than it claimed in June's election. |
| The party cancelled rallies following the Ankara attack, and its co-chairman Selahettin Demirtas said on Sunday that it had not been "a fair or equal election". | The party cancelled rallies following the Ankara attack, and its co-chairman Selahettin Demirtas said on Sunday that it had not been "a fair or equal election". |
| Critics have accused Mr Erdogan of renewing violence to curb support for the HDP - something the government denies. | Critics have accused Mr Erdogan of renewing violence to curb support for the HDP - something the government denies. |