ANKARA - Millions of people have voted in Turkey's local elections, which are widely seen as a referendum on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Early reports say the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has a narrow lead in Ankara.
In Istanbul, BBC Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen says, the result is too close to call - but some reports are putting the governing AK Party ahead.
More than 57 million were registered to vote for mayors and councillors.
The poll came amidst an economic downturn. The country is in recession, inflation is at 20% and the lira has plunged by a third in value.
Mr Erdogan said the poll was about the "survival" of the country and his AK Party (Justice and Development Party, AKP), which has dominated politics for 16 years.
It was the first municipal vote since Mr Erdogan assumed sweeping executive powers through last year's presidential election.
In election-related violence, dozens of people were injured in clashes across Turkey. Two people were shot dead at a polling station in the eastern city of Malatya. Local reports say a fight broke out after a man refused to use a polling booth, preferring to vote in the open.(FA)