Election turns into a thriller Türkiye which, as everything shows, will be brought to the second round on May 28, since its percentage Recep Tayyip Erdogan dropped below 50%.

With 94.66% integration, Tayyip Erdogan leads with 49.56% against his 44.71%. Kemal KilicdarogluHowever, the opposition presidential candidate casts doubt on the results, insisting that his coalition is ahead.

Tayyip Erdogan maintained a large lead from the beginning of the vote count, but towards evening Kilincaroglu began to close the gap.

Confrontation at the expense

Around 22:00, Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Kılıçdaroğlu of rushing to announce the election results while the vote count was underway, calling it “a usurpation of the will of the people.” His opponent told the electoral authorities that they must record all results at the national level.

“Although the elections were held in such a positive and democratic atmosphere, and the vote count continues, trying to announce the results in a hurry means usurping the national will,” Erdogan wrote in his first post after the close of voting.

Kılıçdaroğlu tweeted: “Today we will not sleep”, warning that all ballots must be counted.

Derby in Istanbul

In Istanbul, the two politicians fought chest to chest, with analysts stressing that the city is expected to be the “key” to victory in the second round on May 28. Yes it Al Jazeera reported that the busy streets of Istanbul were unusually quiet: “We see tourists mostly from the Middle East, but not locals.”

Differences in Results

Two different sources of information were used throughout the scoring, the official agency Anatolia and opposition ANCA. Although they gave different results within a few hours, the two agencies agreed when the integration exceeded 90%.

For example, Anadolu with integration into 94.24%, gave 49.59% to Erdogan and 44.67% to Kilindaroglu. ANKA, with integration into 98.75%gave 49.25% to Erdogan and 45.04% to Kilindaroglu.

Commenting on the day’s election data, political scientist Cengiz Tomar told Al Jazeera that the results point to a severe defeat for the opposition. “The results so far are not at all consistent with the sociological composition of the Turkish people, where 35% of them are religious, conservative and right-wing, and the remaining 65% are secular and Kurdish.”

Erdogan’s trip to Ankara

Among the highlights of the day was information about Erdogan’s trip to Ankara, which never took place. According to Turkish journalist Ragip Soylu, in order to give the impression that Erdogan left for Ankara in the afternoon, a motorcade with the presidential car was sent to the airport. However, he remained in Constantinople all the time.

Turkish Vice President Oktay was also at the airport, raising suspicions that Erdogan was on his way to Ankara. The bodyguard of the President of Turkey was also in the cortege. However, in the evening, a smiling Erdogan unexpectedly appeared in Istanbul.

Kılıçdaroğlu: Our opponent is blocking Turkey’s will

Shortly before 1:00 a.m., Kemal Kilicdaroglu said that Erdogan’s “camp” continues to object to the results of some polling stations in order to block the official results system.

“There are polls that have been protested up to 11 times,” he said, adding: “To block Turkey’s will (…) You cannot prevent what will happen through protests. We won’t allow it.”

He also called on Erdogan to stop “managing communications” and asked the national electoral council to act responsibly.