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Anadolu says it will take legal action over 'inaccurate' results claims
14 May 2023 21:09 BST
Anadolu Agency has released a statement saying it is publishing results data based on signed and stamped ballot box records and it doesn’t make any preference. The state news agency releases the results as they come out, it insists.
Earlier, Istanbul Mayor Ekram Imamoglu, an opposition vice presidential candidate, accused Anadolu of misrepresenting the results by indicating a very large early lead for Erdogan (which has now shrunk).
The agency says its 2,500 employees, along with a polling companies, have been working hard to get the data.
It says it will take legal action against the parties “inaccurately” blaming the agency for the election results.