Erdogan re-elected as head of Turkey’s ruling party

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on Sunday re-elected leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at a special party congress in the capital Ankara.

Erdogan was the only candidate for the position. He received 1,414 votes of the 1,470 eligible delegates.

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Having left AKP for 998 days, Erdogan on May 3 rejoined the party he founded.

Before last month's referendum, the Turkish President was not allowed to be a member of any political party, due to the constitutional requirement for Presidents to be politically neutral.