Turkish voters head to the polls on June 24 to simultaneously elect a president and new members of parliament.
Turkish voters have begun casting their ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections that pose the biggest challenge to Tayyip Erdogan.
Voters began gathering at polling centers early on Sunday to cast their ballots in the elections that complete Turkey's transition to a new executive presidential system that was approved in a controversial referendum last year.
The race will take place under a state of emergency that has been ongoing since a coup attempt against the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in July 2016.
Party leaders, members and volunteers have been campaigning hard in order to win more votes for their movements and candidates.
In the country's commercial capital, Istanbul, the election fever has swept the city ahead of the crucial polls.
More than 56 million voters will casting their ballots in more than 180.000 ballot boxes across Turkey as polls have opened across the country.
