Due to the large number of participants in the spontaneous event, long traffic jams formed in the Turkish capital. Supporters of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), for which Erdogan ran, wave flags and portraits of the president.
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Earlier, a concert was held at the AKP headquarters and a car rally was held in Istanbul in support of Erdogan.
The festivities near the headquarters of the opposition People’s Republican Party of Erdogan’s main opponent, Kemal Kılıçdaroglu, began on the night of May 14, despite the fact that the current Turkish leader, according to the results of the 95 percent vote count, , retains a confident lead, although he did not receive enough support to win in the first round.
