Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads his secular rival with 25% of the votes counted after Sunday's election. His rival, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, receives 39.8%, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.
If none wins an absolute majority, a second round will be held in two weeks. Some 64 million voters, who will also elect their Parliament, are registered in this country of 85 million inhabitants, which has a tradition of voting with participation rates above 80%.