Why was the Emir of Qatar the first foreign leader to congratulate Erdogan’s victory?
According to Alyoum vote, the official results of the Turkish presidential election had not yet been announced during the previous day, when “Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani” the Emir of Qatar congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory.
The Emir of Qatar was the first foreign leader to congratulate Erdogan’s victory in the Turkish presidential election before the official end of the counting of votes.
This early congratulation of the Emir of Qatar to Erdogan had political reasons. The Emir of Qatar intended to react to the words of Erdoğan’s election rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu against his country with this move.
In his election speeches, Kılıçdaroğlu spoke against the country of Qatar and promised to stop Qatar’s investments in Turkey. Currently, Qatar and Turkey are two allied countries in the region that provide political support to each other in various regional cases.
The Emir of Qatar wrote in a tweet: “My dear brother Recep Tayyip Erdogan, I congratulate you on your victory and wish you success in the new presidential term.” I hope that in this new period, the wishes of the friendly and brotherly nation of Turkey will be realized in terms of progress and prosperity.
He continued: I hope that in this new term of your presidency, we will witness the expansion and development of bilateral relations between Turkey and Qatar.
This congratulatory message from the Emir of Qatar was published minutes after Al Jazeera announced Erdogan’s victory in the Turkish presidential election.
