Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes oath of office to become Türkiye's president after his historic re-election on May 28 with 52.18 percent of the vote
Erdogan received his mandate from the Temporary Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, Devlet Bahceli. / Photo: AA
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken the oath of office as Türkiye's president after being re-elected in the country's May 28 runoff election. Following the swearing-in ceremony at the parliament on Saturday, Erdogan visited Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic.
Later, the presidential complex will host an inauguration ceremony, which will be attended by high-level officials from 78 countries, including 21 heads of state, 13 prime ministers, and parliamentary and ministerial-level officials. Representatives of international organisations, including NATO, the Organization of Turkic States , and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation will also be present.
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