Putin congratulates Erdogan: Turkish people praised Turkey's independent foreign policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying his victory is evidence that the Turkish “people value Erdogan's self - sacrificing work and independent foreign policy”.

The elections' <x0 festival was the natural result of your self- sacrificing work as head of the Republic of Turkey, clear evidence of Turkish people's support for your efforts to strengthen state sovereignty and develop an independent foreign policy”, Putin said in a message. Erdogan reported Al Jazeera

“We highly appreciate your personal contribution to strengthening Russian-Turkish friendly relations and mutually useful co-operation in various fields”, Putin has declared.

Erdogan managed to win in runoff, meanwhile opposition election process has described it unfair