Latest updates on the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections which could see Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu become president and a return to parliamentary democracy
Ruth Michaelson and Deniz Barış Narlı are in Istanbul for the Guardian. Ruth has just sent this early despatch on the atmosphere as Turks went to the polls:
The mood at some of the polling stations in Istanbul was sharply divided, with AKP voters stating they were determined to re-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and rebuffing concerns about the economy or the risk he could lose.
Many mentioned a need for the country to remain united despite the deep political polarisation that has overtaken Turkey throughout the past decade and fears that Erdoğan or his Justice and Development Party (AKP) could demand people take to the streets if they lose, or if the vote is close.
