A sea of Turkish flags on the streets of Istanbul, as supporters celebrate Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's presidential election win.<br/> <br />It's a first for the nation.<br/> <br />Erdogan's win makes him the first ever directly elected president of Turkey.<br/> <br />Supporters took to the streets after Turkish broadcasters reported Erdogan won the election with 52 percent of the vote.<br/> <br />That's 13 points above his opponent, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.<br/> <br />The prime minister told his supporters the Turkish people had spoken.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRIME MINISTER TAYYIP ERDOGAN SPEAKING TO THE CROWD, SAYING:<br/> <br />"The nation has shown its will at the end of the journey that we started on July 5th."<br/> <br />His supporters are thrilled with the results.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) SUPPORTER OF AK PARTY, SELMA TURKYILMAZ, SAYING:<br/> <br />"This is really nice. The results came as we expected. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is elected President. We are really pleased."<br/> <br />But his jo
