Polls close

Polls across Turkey closed at 5pm local time (2pm GMT) after a tightly contested election campaign. 

From the moment polls opened at 8am, the voter turnout was noticeably high. 

Long queues continued throughout the day in polling stations across the country even as the voting deadline came into effect. 

Citizens inside polling centres by the 5pm cut-off time are allowed to cast their votes, but the gates of the stations are closed.

Turkey has a history of a high voter turnout, with over 86 percent of registered voters casting their ballot in the 2018 elections. Observers say this year's elections could see an even higher rate.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unusually arrived in Ankara from Istanbul after he voted earlier in the day. 

Many believe he wanted to be in the capital to closely follow the election results, which are expected to be tight.

Other than some small-scale irregularities, the voting process was calm and orderly.

A broadcast ban will be in place until 9pm local time, although in the past the Supreme Election Board lifted the ban an hour earlier.