ALBAWABA - Local media reported that over 64.1 million people are registered to vote, including over 1.92 million who have already submitted their votes at overseas polling stations.
Opposition leader to address supporters
Kemal Kilicdaroglu will be addressing his supporters later today.
World leaders send their congratulatory remarks
A number of world leaders sent their congratulatory remarks to President Erdogan on the 'election victory' in the presidential runoff.
Preliminary results show Erdogan's win with 52.08 percent.
The vote count almost concludes
As the vote count almost comes to an end, Erdogan leads with 52.10 while opposite rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu acquired %47.90 in 29 provinces.
Erdogan addresses thousands of supporters outside his home in Istanbul
Anticipated winning President addresses thousands of supporters before heading off to Ankara.
Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh congratulates President Erdogan, the Turkish people on 'election victory',
According to Anadoul Agency Twitter account.
People in Stockholm are celebrating in front of the Turkish AK Party election coordination office
97% of ballots open, Erdogan anticipated to win
With 52.18 votes for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, some say a glorious win is just a matter of time.
Erdogan supporters gather around the presidential palace as vote count almost concludes
With more than %90 of the open, Erdogan is still in the lead
The vast majority of votes have been counted, Erdogan leads with 52.61 percent and his Kilicdaroglu rival acquires 47.39 percent.
The gap shrinks as % 87.55 of ballot boxes open
Erdogan acquires 52.93 percent, while rival Kilicdaroglu acquires 47.07 of the votes.
Erdogan leads with 79.09 percent of ballots opened
Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads by 53.41 percent of the votes.
The vote gap margin can be closed in the coming hours
Seda Demiralp, a political science professor at Istanbul's Isik University, told Al Jazeera T.V that a narrowing of the vote-results margin can be anticipated in the coming hours.
% 61.38 of the votes have been counted, Erdogan leads
Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads by 55.26 percent of the votes over his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu who comes second with 44.74 percent.
According to the president of the Electoral Council, the election went off without a hitch
“So far, there has not been any negative situation that has been reflected to our board and that has impacted the voting process,” said Ahmet Yener, President of the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey (YSK).
Erdogan urges Turkish people to protect voting boxes
"I invite all my brothers to take care of the ballot boxes until the results are final." Erdogan tweeted as the vote count begins across Turkey.
Polling stations close in Turkey's election runoff
Polling stations closed across Turkey at 5 p.m. local time (14:00 GMT). Preliminary results are expected within hours of votes closing.
Turkish Police to investigate disinformation
TRT outlet revealed that the office of Istanbul’s chief public prosecutor announced starting a probe to investigate misinformation shared by some people on social media.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu votes in Ankara
Presidential candidate Kilicdaroglu voted at Argentina Primary School in the Turkish capital, Ankara.
He urged Turks across the country to vote in the election runoff. He said: "I appeal to all citizens to go to the polling stations."
Recep Tayyip Erdogan cast his vote
Turkish President Erdogan arrived at Uskudar Saffet Celebi High School school in Istanbul accompanied by his wife to vote in the election runoff.
Sinan Ogan vote in election runoff
Presidential candidate Sinan Ogan, who got third place in the first round of elections with 5.2 percent of votes, voted at Kocatepe Mimar Kemal Anadolu High School in the capital Ankara.
Election results won't be late
The head of Tukrey's Supreme Election Council said that results in the election runoff are not expected to be late.
Turkey deploys 600k security personnel
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced the deployment of over 600,000 security and protection personnel to secure the voting process in the election runoff.
Turkish earthquake victims get free transport to vote
Turkey’s earthquake survivors get free transport from all corners of the country to vote in their home provinces, AlJazeera reported.
Polling stations open in Turkey
Turks head to polling stations to vote in the second round of the Turkish presidential election as voting started across the country on Sunday at 8 a.m. local time (0500GMT).
Background on Turkey's May 14 election:
The first round of the Turkish presidential election took place on May 14 and failed to choose a new president as none of the candidates secured at least half of the votes (50 percent). President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gained 49.5 percent of the votes, while, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu received 44.9 percent of the votes in the first round of the election.
