Türkiye polls live updates: We are well ahead in elections – Erdogan

The polls opened at 8:00 AM (0500 GMT) and closed at 5:00 PM (1400 GMT). Media organisations were barred from reporting partial results until an embargo was lifted at 6:30 PM (1530 GMT) by The Supreme Election Council (YSK).

If no candidate secures more than half the votes in the first round of voting, a May 28 run-off will be held.

A total of 191,885 ballot boxes have been set up for voters in the country.

There are five multiparty blocs in the running: the People’s Alliance, Nation Alliance, Ata Alliance, Labour and Freedom Alliance, and Union of Socialist Power Alliance.

Following are the latest updates 👇

0345 GMT — Latest presidential results show 98.55 percent of votes counted

• Erdogan: 49.34 percent

•Ince: 0.43 percent (withdrawn)

• Kilicdaroglu: 45.00 percent

• Ogan: 5.23 percent

0155 GMT — Latest presidential results show 98.06 percent of votes counted

• Erdogan: 49.34 percent

• Ince: 0.43 percent (withdrawn)

• Kilicdaroglu: 44.99 percent

• Ogan: 5.24 percent

0150 GMT — Latest parliamentary vote results

Here are the latest results with 97.88 percent of the vote counted:
• People’s Alliance: 49.30 percent

• Nation’s Alliance: 35.22 percent

0122 GMT — Elections reflected nation’s will: Communications Directorate

Türkiye’s presidential and parliamentary elections once again reflected the nation’s will, the country’s communications director has said.

May 14 was once again the day “when the will of this esteemed nation” was manifested, said Fahrettin Altun on Twitter.

“Our nation has spoken and pointed out the way to go. By sharing in solidarity and in peace, we will grow together and will set an example to the world,” Altun wrote.

2355 GMT — Latest presidential results show 97.23 percent of votes counted

• Erdogan: 49.36 percent

• Ince: 0.44 percent (withdrawn)

• Kilicdaroglu: 44.96 percent

• Ogan: 5.25 percent

2313 GMT — We are well ahead in elections: Erdogan

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he has a “clear lead” in the Turkish presidential elections.

Addressing his supporters at the AK Party’s headquarters in the capital Ankara, he said that both domestic and foreign votes were still being counted, adding preliminary results show “we are far ahead.”

He said he has won around 2.6 million more votes than his closest competitor, adding the number will increase in the final results.

Erdogan said the country has completed another “festival of democracy” with May 14 elections, adding the country has witnessed one of highest turnouts in the nation’s history.

“People who gave the majority to our alliance in parliament will surely side with stability in the presidential election,” Erdogan added.

2250 GMT — Latest presidential results show 96.15 percent of votes counted

• Erdogan: 49.44 percent

• Ince: 0.44 percent (withdrawn)

• Kilicdaroglu: 44.86 percent

• Ogan: 5.26 percent

2205 GMT — Latest presidential results show 95.09 percent of votes counted

• Erdogan: 49.52 percent

• Ince: 0.44 percent (withdrawn)

• Kilicdaroglu: 44.76 percent

• Ogan: 5.28 percent

2135 GMT — Latest presidential results show 94.24 percent of votes counted

• Erdogan: 49.59 percent

• Ince: 0.45 percent (withdrawn)

• Kilicdaroglu: 44.67 percent

• Ogan: 5.29 percent

2030 GMT — Everyone should respect will of people: AK Party spokesperson

The spokesperson of the AK Party Omer Celik has said that it was everyone’s duty to respect the will of the people of Türkiye and the democratic culture that they have showcased.

“The greatest wealth of this country is that the citizens decide who will govern and lead this country.”

2030 GMT — Latest presidential results show 92.7 percent of votes counted

• Erdogan: 49.94 percent

• Ince: 0.46 percent (withdrawn)

• Kilicdaroglu: 44.30 percent

• Ogan: 5.30 percent

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The polls will close at 5:00 PM local time and the first results are expected to start coming in shortly after that.