60 million voters took part in a vote that could swing Erdogan's presidential seat. The fear of irregularities has led thousands of citizens to monitor the conduct of the legislative and presidential elections.

The stakes are high: after twenty years of rule by the AKP, President Erdogan's party, the Turks are called upon to choose between rupture and continuity. "I feel like I'm at the foot of a gallows. I dream of being able to cut the rope, before it is tightened around my neck," says Deniz.