Erdogan-backed Justice and Development Party (AKP) stunned Turkish political circles as it secured Sunday a parliamentary majority in the November 1 election after it lost outright victory in the June 7 polls. The party's gamble to push for snap elections instead of forming a coalition government has paid off and Turkey will return to rule under a single party.
"The whole world must show respect".
The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) scored about 25 percent of the vote enough to remain as the main opposition party.
The Justice and Development Party's vote tally jumped almost 9 percentage points.
But, he warned, Erdogan and the AKP may see the results as a licence to press on with their divisive policies: "Insistence on an executive presidency, unrelenting pressure on opposing business and media groups, aggressive foreign policy, hardline stance regarding the Kurdish issue and obsessive calls for lower interest rates".
He addressed AK Party voters saying: "Do not be provoked".
European Union officials critical of Erdogan's pre-poll crackdown on Kurdish separatist guerrillas and creeping authoritarianism at home say the clear result should make it easier to work with a fully empowered government rather than wait months for a fractious coalition to form.
According to Turkish media, the HDP won 59 seats.
He kept up the placatory manner during a victory address to thousands of AKP supporters gathered outside party headquarters in Ankara, promising to end the party's often divisive rhetoric and asking for the "blessing" of anyone offended by the harsh election campaign. "Our democracy has won", Davutoglu added.
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Although in the recent past Erdogan has been criticised from many corners as being worryingly autocratic, a few initial market commentary was positive, emphasising the need for stability in Turkey given the unrest in Syria and the resulting migrant crisis.
The nationalist MHP will also take seats in Ankara.
"Turnout is one of the highest in the country's history".
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Meanwhile, an escalating conflict with the PKK, fighting for more rights for Turkey's ethnic Kurds, has killed scores of Turkish soldiers since a ceasefire and talks between the sides broke down in July.
The World Tourism Organization ranked Turkey the sixth most attractive tourist destination in 2014, the Turkish Statistics Institute said tourism fell 4.4 percent in the third quarter this year. Government security forces fired tear gas at protesters in southeast Turkey.
This time round the HDP, led by co-chairs Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekda, lost support but appeared to have scraped over the 10-percent threshold to stay in parliament.
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