Election on course for runoff as Erdogan drops below 50 percent

Even though the opposition is still hopeful for official results to hand them a victory, two rival news agencies report that a runoff is very likely.

Anka news agency says 94.45 percent of ballot boxes have been opened and puts the results like this:

• Erdogan: 49.02 percent
• Kilicdaroglu: 45.2 percent
• Ogan: 5.3 percent

Anadolu, meanwhile, says 89.2 percent of ballot boxes have been counted. It results are:

• Erdogan: 49.94 percent
• Kilicdaroglu: 44.3 percent
• Ogan: 5.3 percent

A second round between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu would take place on 28 May.