The opposition's attempts to replace an authoritarian leadership fail and Turkey's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains in power for another five years. That will be clear after Sunday's second round of voting. With virtually all votes counted, unofficial results from the Anka news agency, which is close to the opposition, show that Erdogan gets 52 percent of the vote and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu 48 percent.
Supporters celebrate
Erdogan declared victory at a speech in front of supporters in Istanbul that he held on the roof of a campaign bus. He thanked voters for their support and said he had been given a mandate to govern the country for another five years. Outside the presidential palace in Ankara, President Erdogan's supporters celebrate.
"Behind me, supporters are pouring in and we also hear music praising President Erdogan," says SVT's Turkey correspondent Thomas Thorén, who is in the city.
During the evening, Erdogan has been congratulated on the victory by several world leaders. Among others, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatar's leader, Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, have congratulated.
High turnout
Turnout once again looks set to be very high. Figures in Istanbul point to 84-85 percent, which is almost as much as in the first round when 88 percent went to the polls.
It seems that election day has passed without any major disruptions or violence on Sunday.
– It has gone calmly, in general, says SVT's correspondent Tomas Thorén.
Media outlet Al Jazeera's correspondents in various parts of Turkey report that the voting has been conducted in an orderly manner.
The main opposition party, Kilicdaroglus CHP, says that one of their own election observers was attacked in a village in southeastern Turkey, information that has not been confirmed by independent sources.
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- Erdogan voters have already begun the celebration, says SVT's correspondent in Ankara Tomas Thorén.