Woman born in the Ottoman era votes

In the southern city of Gaziantep, a woman reportedly born in the Ottoman era cast her vote.

Fatma Tiras, 113, was born in 1910 according to her identity card.

She has six children and 38 grandchildren, local media report, and was brought to an elementary school to vote by her daughter and a local official.

Tiras, who has seen three sultans, 12 presidents and 33 prime ministers, wore a cast on her arm, which she reportedly injured during the twin earthquakes in February.

Clearly, though turnout and enthusiasm may be down compared to the first round on 14 May, unusual sights have still graced polling stations up and down the country.

In southwestern Adana, Spiderman dropped by to vote. MEE cannot confirm or deny whether the masked man’s name was Petrus Peker.

Elsewhere, a man was wheeled in on a stretcher to vote. A reminder of how seriously Turkish people take voting in a country where a turnout of around 80 percent is considered sluggish.