Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that presidential and parliamentary elections, expected on May 14, will be the first step to Turkey's strong ideals. This came in a speech delivered on Wednesday during his participation in a mass gathering of his supporters in the northeastern province of Rize.

Erdogan has promised his supporters more mega projects if he wins the next presidential election. Turkish voters living in several areas, including Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Poland, began heading to the polls today to cast their votes in the presidential and Parliamentary elections.