By Ahmet Salih Alacaci and Sefa Sahin </p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s president on Sunday congratulated the country’s newly elected parliament speaker.</p> <p>Speaking at a rally in the southern province of Hatay, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the People’s Alliance of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and the opposition Nationalist Movement Party earned a "grand victory" with the election of Mustafa Sentop.</p> <p>Sentop, a lawmaker from northwestern Tekirdag province, received 336 votes in the third round of voting by the Grand National Assembly of 600 seats.</p> <p>The presidency released a statement saying Erdogan called Sentop to congratulate him on his election.</p> <p>The president also called Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahceli to thank him for his party’s support in the election.
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