Turkey's presidential election could be heading for a run-off, as state-run news agency AA reported that incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dipped below the 50 percent needed to secure another term.
Meanwhile, the opposition mayor of the Turkish capital, Ankara, said that it was now "highly likely" that the race would be decided by a run-off election.
Earlier, the parties of Mr Erdogan, 69, and his main opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu had both claimed to have the edge in the national vote, with competing results offered by different news agencies in the country. Both parties have dismissed their opponent's counts, and an official result hasn't yet been announced.
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