NEW : Turkey 's Prime Minister declares the vote a victory for democracy . Rival parties claim victory in municipal elections as authorities count votes . Prime Minister Erdogan 's government faces a wide - ranging corruption probe . Erdogan fought back against critics who used social networks to attack him by vowing earlier this month to `` eradicate '' Twitter . Erdogan has tried to shut down Twitter , Facebook and YouTube as outlets for critics .
NEW : Turkey 's Prime Minister declares the vote a victory for democracy . Rival parties claim victory in municipal elections as authorities count votes . Prime Minister Erdogan 's government faces a wide - ranging corruption probe . Erdogan has tried to shut down Twitter , Facebook and YouTube as outlets for critics .