Results from Sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey show that Recep Tayyip Erdogan has the Turkish community in Germany to thank for his victory.<br /> Nearly two-thirds of the Turkish community in Germany cast votes for Erdogan, which is far more than the support he got domestically.<br />German media reports that Erdogan had 65.7 percent of the vote in Germany with 80 percent of votes counted, compared to a projected 52.6 percent in Turkey. <br />Erdogan's victory has sparked much controversy, with an international election watchdog saying the elections were skewed in favor of the Turkish president and his ruling party.<br />Critics at home have criticized the country's new Constitution, which gives sweeping powers to one person in an executive presidency. <br />
