WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is "looking forward to working with whoever" wins Turkey's knife-edge election, the White House said Monday as it praised the NATO ally for holding a peaceful vote.

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"We congratulate the Turkish people for expressing their desires at the ballot box in a peaceful way," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, noting the ultimate winner is yet to be decided.

Turkish officials confirmed that there would be a second-round vote.