TURKEY-VOTE-RESULTS(01 of20)
Open Image ModalNewly elected Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves at supporters from the balcony of the AKP party headquarters during the celebrations of his victory in the presidential election vote in Ankara on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday won Turkey\'s presidency in the first round of elections with 52.1 percent of the vote, an almost complete vote count said. Erdogan\'s main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu won 38.8 percent of the vote and Kurdish candidate Selahattin Demirtas 9.1 percent of the vote, Turkish television channels said, based on a 99 percent vote count.AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE-RESULTS(02 of20)
Open Image ModalNewly elected Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Ermine wave at supporters from the balcony of the AKP party headquarters as they celebrate his victory in the presidential election vote in Ankara on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday won Turkey\'s presidency in the first round of elections with 52.1 percent of the vote, an almost complete vote count said. Erdogan\'s main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu won 38.8 percent of the vote and Kurdish candidate Selahattin Demirtas 9.1 percent of the vote, Turkish television channels said, based on a 99 percent vote count.AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE-RESULTS(03 of20)
Open Image ModalNewly elected Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves at supporters from the balcony of the AKP party headquarters during the celebrations of his victory in the presidential election vote in Ankara on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday won Turkey\'s presidency in the first round of elections with 52.1 percent of the vote, an almost complete vote count said. Erdogan\'s main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu won 38.8 percent of the vote and Kurdish candidate Selahattin Demirtas 9.1 percent of the vote, Turkish television channels said, based on a 99 percent vote count.AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE-RESULTS(04 of20)
Open Image ModalSupporters of newly elected Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold their smartphones as they listen to his speech from the balcony of the AKP party headquarters during the celebrations of his victory in the presidential election vote in Ankara on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday won Turkey\'s presidency in the first round of elections with 52.1 percent of the vote, an almost complete vote count said. Erdogan\'s main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu won 38.8 percent of the vote and Kurdish candidate Selahattin Demirtas 9.1 percent of the vote, Turkish television channels said, based on a 99 percent vote count.AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(05 of20)
Open Image ModalA Turkish voter takes her ballot paper for Turkey\'s presidential election during an election on August 10, 2014, in Istanbul. Turkish voters will directly elect their head of state for the first time in the country\'s modern history in the August 10 election, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan the hot favourite to become president. Erdogan sparked an outcry on August 6 after using what critics said was a racist slur against Armenians in a television interview. AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OZAN KOSE via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(06 of20)
Open Image ModalThe main opposition candidate in Turkey\'s presidential election, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu poses for photos as he casts his vote for Turkey\'s presidential election at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, on August 10, 2014. Turks were voting in their first direct presidential election Sunday _ a watershed event in Turkey\'s 91-year history, where the president was previously elected by Parliament. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated the countryÃs politics for the past decade, is the strong front-runner to replace the incumbent, Abdullah Gul, for a five-year term. AFP PHOTO/GURCAN OZTURK (Photo credit should read GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GURCAN OZTURK via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(07 of20)
Open Image ModalKemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People\'s Party, Turkey\'s main opposition party, casts his ballot for Turkey\'s presidential election at a polling station in Ankara on August 10, 2014. Polling stations across Turkey opened on August 10 in the country\'s first-ever direct presidential election that is expected see Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweep to victory as head of state. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(08 of20)
Open Image ModalThe opposition candidate Selehattin Demirtas (C), candidate for the pro-Kurdish Peoples\' Democracy Party (HDP), casts his vote for the Turkey\'s presidential election at a polling station in Diyarbakir, on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to triumph on August 10, 2014 in presidential elections and extend his domination of Turkey as a powerful head of state, despite warnings by opponents that the country is moving to a one-man autocracy. AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN (Photo credit should read ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ILYAS AKENGIN via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(09 of20)
Open Image ModalA man casts his ballot as he takes part in Turkey\'s first direct presidential elections at a polling station in Ankara, on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to triumph on August 10, 2014 in presidential elections and extend his domination of Turkey as a powerful head of state, despite warnings by opponents that the country is moving to a one-man autocracy. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(10 of20)
Open Image ModalVoters prepare to take part in Turkey\'s first direct presidential elections at a polling station in Ankara, on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to triumph on August 10, 2014 in presidential elections and extend his domination of Turkey as a powerful head of state, despite warnings by opponents that the country is moving to a one-man autocracy. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE-ERDOGAN(11 of20)
Open Image ModalTurkey prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his vote in a presidential election at a polling station in Istanbul on August 10, 2014. Turks were voting in their first direct presidential election Sunday, a watershed event in Turkey\'s 91-year history, where the president was previously elected by Parliament. Erdogan, who has dominated the country\'s politics for the past decade, is the strong front-runner to replace the incumbent, Abdullah Gul, for a five-year term. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE-ERDOGAN(12 of20)
Open Image ModalTurkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his vote in a presidential election at a polling station in Istanbul on August 10, 2014. Turks were voting in their first direct presidential election Sunday, a watershed event in Turkey\'s 91-year history, where the president was previously elected by Parliament. Erdogan, who has dominated the country\'s politics for the past decade, is the strong front-runner to replace the incumbent, Abdullah Gul, for a five-year term. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(13 of20)
Open Image ModalA Turkish woman casts her vote for Turkey\'s presidential election at a polling station in Istanbul on August 10, 2014. Polling stations across Turkey opened on August 10 in the country\'s first-ever direct presidential election that is expected see Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweep to victory as head of state. Around 53 million voters were to cast their ballots at more than 165,000 pollings stations, pitting Erdogan against two other challengers. AFP PHOTO/GURCAN OZTURK (Photo credit should read GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GURCAN OZTURK via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(14 of20)
Open Image ModalSupporters try to touch Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) during the presidential election on August 10, 2014, in Istanbul. Erdogan was today set to triumph in presidential elections and extend his domination of Turkey as a powerful head of state, despite warnings by opponents that the country is moving to a one-man autocracy. AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OZAN KOSE via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(15 of20)
Open Image ModalTurkish President Abdullah Gul (2nd L) and his wife Hayrunissa Gul (2nd R) cast their votes for Turkey\'s presidential election at a polling station in Ankara, on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to triumph on August 10, 2014 in presidential elections and extend his domination of Turkey as a powerful head of state, despite warnings by opponents that the country is moving to a one-man autocracy. AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(16 of20)
Open Image ModalAn electoral officer shows an invalid ballot for the presidential election during a count of votes at a polling station in Istanbul, on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set to triumph on August 10, 2014 in presidential elections and extend his domination of Turkey as a powerful head of state, despite warnings by opponents that the country is moving to a one-man autocracy. AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OZAN KOSE via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE(17 of20)
Open Image ModalTurkish people holds flags of Turkey and a picture of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they celebrate after Erdogan was on course for a crushing first-round victory in presidential elections to become a powerful head of state, on August 10, 2014 in Istanbul. Erdogan was set to win 54.1 percent of the vote, way ahead of his main opposition rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on 37.4 percent, Turkish television channels said, in results based on a 60 percent vote count.\nAFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE-RESULTS(18 of20)
Open Image ModalSupporters of Turkey\'s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrates his victory in the presidential election vote in front of the AKP party headquarters in Ankara on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday won Turkey\'s presidency in the first round of elections with 52.1 percent of the vote, an almost complete vote count said. Erdogan\'s main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu won 38.8 percent of the vote and Kurdish candidate Selahattin Demirtas 9.1 percent of the vote, Turkish television channels said, based on a 99 percent vote count.AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ADEM ALTAN via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE-ERDOGAN(19 of20)
Open Image ModalSupporters of Turkey\'s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate his victory in the presidential election vote in Istanbul on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday won Turkey\'s presidency in the first round of elections with 52.1 percent of the vote, an almost complete vote count said. Erdogan\'s main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu won 38.8 percent of the vote and Kurdish candidate Selahattin Demirtas 9.1 percent of the vote, Turkish television channels said, based on a 99 percent vote count.. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
TURKEY-VOTE-ERDOGAN(20 of20)
Open Image ModalSupporters of Turkey\'s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate his victory in the presidential election vote in Istanbul on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday won Turkey\'s presidency in the first round of elections with 52.1 percent of the vote, an almost complete vote count said. Erdogan\'s main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu won 38.8 percent of the vote and Kurdish candidate Selahattin Demirtas 9.1 percent of the vote, Turkish television channels said, based on a 99 percent vote count.. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)