Biden congratulates Erdogan on his re-election as president of Turkey

US President Joe Biden congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election as president of Turkey.

Biden said, in a tweet on the social networking site "Twitter": "Congratulations to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election."

"I look forward to continuing to work together as NATO allies on bilateral issues and shared global challenges," Biden added.

The head of the Turkish High Election Commission, Ahmet Yener, announced on Sunday evening, Erdogan won the second round of the elections, to become president of the country for the next five years, and Yener said that Erdogan won 52.14% of the votes.