Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remains President of Turkey. Now he has to make far-reaching decisions directly.
The 69-year-old, who had lagged behind in the polls, won 52.2 percent of the vote. His five-year term in office will allow Erdoğan to continue his increasingly authoritarian policies. This has polarized the country, but strengthened Turkey's position as a regional military power. It is eagerly awaited whether he will include former Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek in his cabinet.