(24 Jun 2018) Voters gathered at polling centres early on Sunday in Turkey's mainly Kurdish city Diyarbakir to cast their ballots in the elections that complete Turkey's transition to a new executive presidential system that was approved in a controversial referendum last year.
Turkey's high-stakes presidential and parliamentary elections could consolidate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hold on power or curtail his political ambitions.
Erdogan, who has been in power since 2003, is vying for a new five-year term with vastly increased powers under the new system.
His ruling party is hoping to retain its majority in parliament.
Erdogan is however facing a more robust and united opposition, which has vowed to return Turkey to a parliamentary democracy with strong checks and balances.
More than 59 million Turkish citizens are eligible to vote.
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