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Live blog update| Turkey elections 2023

Man arrives to vote in hospital bed

A man in a hospital bed being pushed by paramedics arrived at a polling station earlier today, to warm applause from fellow voters. 

Similar scenes occurred two weeks ago, with people in stretchers and wheelchairs turning up to take part in the first round.

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It typifies Turkey's strong voting culture and long history of high voter turnout. 

The turnout two weeks ago stood at an impressive 88.8 percent of around 64 million eligible voters. 

A similar turnout above 80 percent is expected in today's run-off. 

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