Polls have officially closed in Turkey’s elections as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the biggest political challenge of his two-decade rule. His main rival is opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
Polls have officially closed in Turkey’s elections as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the biggest political challenge of his two-decade rule. His main rival is opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
More than 64 million people are eligible to vote to elect a president and parliament for a five-year term.
The polls opened at 8am (05:00 GMT) and closed at 5pm (14:00 GMT). People still in the queues will be allowed to vote. Media organisations are barred from reporting partial results until an embargo is lifted at 9pm (18:00 GMT),
If no candidate secures more than half the votes in the first round of voting, a May 28 run-off will be held.
