Erdogan’s main rival in the election - Muharrem Ince from the leading Turkish opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), has managed to gain 30,4 percent of votes, according to the agency.
At the same time, Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK) got almost 43 percent of votes in the parliamentary election, while CHP has received 22,3 percent and the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) gained 10,6% after 90% of votes were counted.
Earlier in the day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voted in the country's early general election at one of the polling stations in Istanbul on Sunday and commented on the turnout.
"Throughout Turkey, there is a good turnout. The elections are held in a democratic atmosphere, no incidents have been recorded," Erdogan said while casting the ballot, with the process aired by the NTV channel.
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Meanwhile, Turkish authorities began an investigation against 10 foreigners who tried to interfere in the election process in four provinces, according to the Anadolu news agency. The suspects tried to interfere in elections posing as observers, the media said.
Six candidates are running in the presidential election: incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Muharrem Ince of the CHP, Selahattin Demirtas of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), Meral Aksener of the iYi (Good) Party, Temel Karamollaoglu of the Felicity Party, and Dogu Perincek of the Patriotic Party.
