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Polls open in Turkey’s legislative, presidential elections
ISTANBUL, June 24, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Polls opened on Sunday in Turkey’s snap
presidential and parliamentary elections seen as the biggest test at the
ballot box for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of his 15 years in power.
Polling stations opened at 0500 GMT and were due to close at 1400 GMT,
with the first results expected late in the evening. Over 56 million Turks
are eligible to vote nationwide.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1112 hrs