Turkish voters are casting their ballots in the country’s first directly-elected presidential vote.

Turkish voters are casting their ballots in the country’s first directly-elected presidential vote.

Despite support from Kurdish and leftist voters, Selahattin Demirtas is expected to get only nine percent at the polls.
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Residents of Istanbul tell Al Jazeera who they will vote for in today’s local election in Turkey – and why.
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Al Jazeera examines the major issues dominating debates in the lead-up to Sunday’s local elections in Turkey.
