The Turkish president is expected to present a new cabinet that will prioritize fixing the crisis-hit economy.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in as head of state after winning a historic runoff to extend his two-decade rule by another five years.
The 69-year-old leader will name his cabinet later on Saturday, which will be tasked with managing an economic crisis that has seen runaway inflation and the collapse of the lira.
Turkey’s longest-serving leader faces considerable diplomatic challenges amid tensions with the West.
Saturday’s inauguration of parliament will be followed by a lavish ceremony at the presidential palace in the capital Ankara, attended by dozens of world leaders.
Turkey’s transformative but divisive leader won a May 28 runoff against a powerful opposition coalition, and despite the economic crisis and harsh criticism following the devastating February earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people.
erdoğan cattle 52.2 percent of the vote, while his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu got 47.8 percent, official results show.
Economic crisis
heading to the country economic problems will be Erdogan’s priority with inflation running at 43.70 percent, partly due to his unorthodox policy of cutting interest rates to stimulate growth.
New members of Turkey’s parliament began to be sworn in on Friday in their first session after the May 14 election, which Erdogan also attended.
His alliance has a majority in the 600-seat parliament.
Erdogan’s victory came against a unified opposition coalition led by Kilicdaroglu, whose future as CHP party leader remains in doubt after the defeat.
Sweden’s candidacy for NATO
Meanwhile, NATO allies are anxiously awaiting Ankara to give the green light to Sweden’s bid to join the US-led defense alliance ahead of a summit in July.
Erdogan has been slow to approve the request, accusing Stockholm of harboring “terrorists” from the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which Ankara and its Western allies label a terror group.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will attend Erdogan’s inauguration at the weekend and hold talks with him, the alliance said on Friday.
Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Twitter that “a clear message” emerged at a NATO meeting in Oslo for Turkey and Hungary to start the ratification process.
His Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, responded: “A crystal clear message to our Swedish friends! Fulfill your commitments derived from the Trilateral Memorandum and take concrete measures in the fight against terrorism”.
