Voting officially ends in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections
Voting proceedings ended for June 24 presidential and parliamentary elections at 5 pm (1400 GMT) across Turkey.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 24 June 2018
- Modified Date: 05:22 | 24 June 2018
Voting officially ended on Sunday in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections.
Polls across the country of 81 million people officially closed at 5 pm (1400 GMT). There are no exit polls in Turkey and initial results are expected during the early evening.
With the polls officially closed, electoral committees across the country's 81 provinces have started counting the ballots.
Votes were cast in 180,065 polling places across the country.
Voting at Turkish customs gates with adjoining countries, which began on June 7, has also ended.
Votes by Turks living abroad who cast their ballots in 60 countries at 123 embassies and consulates will be counted at the same time in the capital Ankara.