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BBC Turkey Correspondent. Previously based in Athens and Belgrade. All views my own.

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  1. 19 minutes ago

    disputes data on how many ballot boxes have been counted and claims a big discrepancy

    LIVE - "Currently the Supreme Electoral Board's system shows that votes in 37 percent of ballot boxes have been counted. But Anadolu Agency data cited on television channels claim 85…
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  2. 1 hour ago

    has passed the 10% threshold to enter parliament. We wait to see if this means loses its majority. For now much larger showing for than expected could save it.

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    2 hours ago

    : Dramatic difference in the 1st results reported by state run Anadolu agency and the network of independent monitors. One puts Mr Erdogan’s votes at 58%, the latter says it’s at 48%. What is the final outcome going to be? Turkey awaits w/ stomachs in knots

    - Adil Seçim Platformu () ve Anadolu Ajansı'nın () aktardıkları seçim sonuçları
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  4. 3 hours ago

    Voter turnout put at 87%. This is a country that cherishes its democratic right.

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  5. 3 hours ago

    Whatever is said about the state of democracy, the counting of votes is unbelievably quick. Compare it to the desperate hours-long wait for Sunderland South in Britain...

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  6. 3 hours ago

    election board will be lifting its election broadcast ban from 18.45 local time. Getting ready for first results to come in and a sense of which way this is going

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    6 hours ago

    All roads leading to the Supreme Electoral Board in ’s Mithatpaşa Alley have been blocked and the building surrounded by police barriers. Outside the building, 6 police personnel carriers, 3 public buses, one police van have been parked. via/

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  8. 4 hours ago

    Preparing for a long night at HQ in Istanbul. Will there be celebrations or sorrow here?

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    8 hours ago

    A lot happening in today: Police stop a car by firing in the air and, inside it, they reportedly find four bags filled with sealed ballots. Three people were detained as a result.

    14.14: Urfa'nın Suruç ilçesinde polisin havaya ateş açarak durdurduğu otomobilde, Bilge İlkokulu'na götürülmek üzere önceden mühürlendiği ileri sürülen 4 çuval oy pusulası bulundu. Araçtaki…
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  10. 9 hours ago

    Queues outside every voting room in this Istanbul polling station. There’s confidence that turnout will exceed 85%.

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  11. 9 hours ago

    Stay with for full coverage on this momentous day for . Polls close 14.00GMT, results later this evening.

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    10 hours ago

    It’s not even midday but allegations of vote rigging emerge in southeastern town of . Video appears to show a bulk of ballot papers cast into box, and observers unable to stop fraud. In preelection tension, 4 people had lost their lives in Urfa via

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  13. 12 hours ago

    Bol şans Türkiye, whichever way this goes.

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  14. Jun 23

    's opposition has finally found its voice. And it's roaring. Can Muharrem do what was for years unthinkable or will President prove the doubters wrong again? My piece for 'From our own Correspondent'

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  15. Jun 23

    ’s state news agency gives a lesson on how to discredit election observers before they even start. Now where have I heard the phrase “perception operation” before?

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    Jun 22

    holds its breath till the tightest elections in years where every vote counts and and Kurds could end up as kingmakers. I've travelled from Hakkari to Edirne to assess the mood. Full report here: Camera: Prod:

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  17. Jun 22

    The is wooing the romantics here in Besiktas

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    Jun 22

    Breaking: Turkey's pro-government media reveals Muharrem Ince was playing backgammon on the (exceptionally frosty, it seems) night of the July 2016 coup... and uses a photo from December 2014.

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  19. Jun 22

    Have a good day to you too.

    you're a dog...you biased scumbag, your hatred of Turkey and its president who is loved by the majority is soooo obvious, you bring shame to journalism.
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  20. Jun 21

    Over 15 years Pres has shaped in his image. Ahead of crucial elections, we travelled across the country to hear about a man both revered and reviled. Our piece for on Erdogan's Turkey. With

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