Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he is confident in winning the second round of the presidential election with an even greater percentage of votes.
The counting of votes from polling stations in Turkiye is 100% complete.
"We will win the 28 May elections by increasing the percentage of votes received in the 14 May elections," Erdogan said on Twitter.
Ahmet Yener, the head of the election commission, said that as of 12:15 GMT, Erdogan has obtained 49.51% of votes, while his main challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has obtained 44.88%. The results of more than 35,000 ballots of voters who voted abroad have not yet been counted.