Hundreds of devotees of Recep Tayyip Erdogan gathered on Sunday night in Hagia Sophia to celebrate his victory in the elections, Turkish Sabah reports.

The celebration came earlier than planned, as the intention was that after the victory was made official, Tayyip Erdoğan's campaign headquarters would visit Hagia Sophia, which now functions as a mosque, to pray tomorrow morning.

#Ayasofya Camii'nde kommena kantaisilar, Başkan Erdoğan'ın zaferini tekbirlerle kutulyor. pic.twitter.com/1qFsvfiCMK

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The event is even expected to be combined with a big fiesta by his supporters.

According to 99,3% of the votes counted, Erdogan received 52,09% and Kilicdaroglu 47,91%.

Kemal Kilicdaroglu prevailed in Istanbul, Izmir, Edirne, the Turkish coast and eastern Turkey.

Although it was a rainy day in Istanbul today, Erdogan's supporters took to the streets to celebrate with flags and songs, a mood that prevailed throughout the election campaign.

Erdogan himself, in his first appearance after the election result, appeared in front of his supporters with a song.

"Today is a big day. With respect to the election result and between two religious holidays, we celebrated a day of democracy for the future of our people and children. We will be worthy of your trust. We belong to Turkey and Turkey belongs to us. The only winner is Turkey. And on May 14 and 28, the winner was our people," Erdogan said and thanked everyone who participated in the election campaign.