Ghobash conveyed his greetings and best wishes to the Turkish President, wishing him continued success in honouring his responsibilities and fulfilling all the Turkish people's aspirations for more progress and prosperity.
In a ceremony at the parliament in Anakara, Erdogan said, "I, as president, swear upon my honour and integrity before the great Turkish nation and history to safeguard the existence and independence of the state."
The US President said, "NATO is more energised and more united that it's been in decades. It's now even stronger with the accession of our newest ally, Finland - and soon Sweden - to the alliance, as soon as possible. It will happen. I promise you," as per Al Jazeera.
Erdogan is going head-to-head with opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. In the first round of voting on May 14, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured a nearly five-point lead over Kilicdaroglu. However, he fell short of the 50 per cent threshold required to win.
Millions of voters started heading to the polls in Turkey as the country's first-ever presidential runoff election began Sunday at 8 am local time (0500GMT).
In the inconclusive elections held on May 14, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan beating expectations, defied dozens of polls predicting that his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu will lead the elections and proved that he correctly focussed on winning over nationalists and promising a strong