In pics: Turks begin voting in presidential and parliamentary elections

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Sun, 24 Jun 2018 - 10:08 GMT

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A supporter of the ruling AK Party waves national and party flags during an election rally in Ankara, Turkey, October 31, 2015. (Reuters)

A supporter of the ruling AK Party waves national and party flags during an election rally in Ankara, Turkey, October 31, 2015. (Reuters)

ISTANBUL - 24 June 2018: Turks began voting on Sunday in presidential and parliamentary elections that pose the biggest challenge to Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party since they swept to power more than a decade and a half ago.

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Supporters of Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu wave Turkish and AK Party flags during an election rally for Turkey's June 7 parliamentary elections in Istanbul, Turkey, May 17, 2015. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

The elections will also usher in a powerful new executive presidency long sought by Erdogan and backed by a small majority of Turks in a 2017 referendum. Critics say it will further erode democracy in the NATO member state and entrench one-man rule.

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A supporter of the ruling AK Party holds a scarf with a slogan that reads, “Man of the nation – Ahmet Davutoglu”, in reference to the prime minister, during an election rally in the central Anatolian city of Konya, on Friday. Photograph: Umit Bektas/Reuters

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People wave Turkish flags during a Republic Day ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, October 29, 2015. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

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A woman gets ready to cast her ballot at a polling station during snap twin Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections in Ankara, on June 24, 2018. Turks began voting in dual parliamentary and presidential polls seen as the President's toughest election test, with the opposition revitalised and his popularity at risk from growing economic troubles. / AFP / ADEM ALTAN

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