Erdogan hails voting process

With the polls now shut, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the "voting process was completed in a way that befits our democracy, thank God".

"Now, as always, it's time to hold tight to the ballot boxes. Until the results are final, we continue to protect the will of our nation!" he tweeted.

Ahmet Yener, chairman of the election board, said there had been no negative situations, though one party observer and two voters died of heart attacks.