(12 Jun 2011) SHOTLIST
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Istanbul
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1. Various of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, candidate of the Justice and Development Party, voting
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Ankara
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2. Leader of main opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu, enters room and offers rose to election official
3. Kilicdaroglu enters booth
4. Cutaway Kilicdaroglu's wife voting and assembled media
5. Kilicdaroglu votes
6. SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Republican People's Party (CHP) leader:
"We are at the end of a long marathon. Today is the day for our nation to make their decision. Of course, we will respect any decision which comes out of the ballot boxes. Weather is very nice, there is a feast of democracy, I hope we will get the result of our efforts that we put in to bring democracy and freedom to our country."
7. Kemal Kilicdaroglu supporters chanting slogans: (Turkish) "Prime Minister Kemal!"
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Cukurambar province, Ankara
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8. Various exteriors of voting station in Cukurambar province of Ankara, with people walking in and out
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ayse Kucukgoz, voter: ++Exterior shot++
"I wish the best for Turkey. I hope that everything will be fine. We get upset when we see jobless people, people who can not find anything to eat. We want the new government to put these things right."
10. Election officials preparing ballots
11. Various of ballot box being sealed
12. Close of sealed ballot box
13. Woman casts ballot
14. Ballot falls inside box
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Istanbul
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15. Woman enters voting booth
16. Various of ballots being cast
17. Tilt down sealed ballot box
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Diyarbakir
18. Various of woman voting
19. Exterior of polling station, people entering ++MUTE++
20. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ferhat Aktas, Voter, vox pop:
"I gave my vote to the Democracy block. We want them to learn how to speak in our own language. We are voting for independence and freedom."
21. Exterior of polling station, voters entering
STORYLINE
Turkey's ruling party sought a third term in elections on Sunday, aiming to build on economic and diplomatic advances in recent years as well as introduce a new constitution it says will make the country more democratic.
Some 15 parties and 200 independent candidates were contesting 550 seats for four-year terms in parliament, with surveys in past weeks indicating the Islamic-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was headed for another win.
Erdogan cast his vote at a polling station in Istanbul.
He has promised that a new constitution would include "basic rights and freedoms," replacing a constitution implemented under the tutelage of the military in 1982. However, he has provided relatively few details on a possible new draft.
The AKP's main opponent is the secular Republican People's Party (CHP), led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
The CHP is trying to reinvent itself, arguing that with growth has come increasing authoritarianism.
Kilicdaroglu voted alongside his wife in the capital, Ankara.
Addressing supporters after casting his vote, Kilicdaroglu called the election "a feast of democracy" and said he hoped his party would win to bring "democracy and freedom" to Turkey.
He added that his party would respect the outcome of the election.
Another AKP election victory would mean a third consecutive term of just five years in power.
Polls close at 4 p.m. (1300GMT) on Sunday in the country's eastern provinces and 5 p.m. (1400GMT) in the western provinces.
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