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Live blog update| Turkey elections 2023

When to expect results

Here's what you need to know about what will happen in the next few hours after polls closed: 

  • The counting process began as soon as polls closed 
  • There are still long queues in some places - they will be allowed to vote 
  • Erdogan will follow results from the capital Ankara, unlike in recent elections, when he stayed in Istanbul for the day 
  • There are no exit polls in Turkey - don't expect one 
  • A broadcast ban on elections is expected to be lifted around 8pm local time (5pm GMT)
  • We might get a better picture of preliminary results around midnight local time