Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tweeted on "Twitter" this Sunday evening, thanking everyone who "worked diligently at the polling stations since the early hours of the morning." He added: "I call on all my brothers to safeguard the ballot boxes until the final results are announced; it is now time to protect our nation's will above our heads until the last moment." The overall voting rate in the second round of the Turkish presidential elections was approximately 84.57%, and the voting rate abroad was 91.31%.