The elections will usher in a powerful new executive presidency long sought by Erdogan (inset campaigning yesterday) and backed by a small majority of Turks in a 2017 referendum. Critics say it will further erode democracy in the NATO member state and entrench one-man rule. More than 56 million people were registered to vote at 180,000 ballot boxes across the country. Voting began at 8am (6am BST) and will end at 5pm (3pm BST). Erdogan, the most popular but also divisive leader in modern Turkish history, moved the elections forward from November 2019, arguing the new powers would better enable him to tackle the nation's mounting economic problems. But he reckoned without Muharrem Ince, the presidential candidate of the secularist Republican People's Party (CHP), whose feisty performance at campaign rallies has galvanized Turkey's long-demoralised and divided opposition. On Friday, a rally held by Ince was blacked out by state broadcasters after he dared Erdogan to 'confront him' in a TV debate. Left and right: Voters casting their ballots this morning.
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