Elections in Turkey - in pictures

  • Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul mayor and the Republican People's Party candidate, after claiming victory in Istanbul, Turkey. AFP
    Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul mayor and the Republican People's Party candidate, after claiming victory in Istanbul, Turkey. AFP
  • Mr Imamoglu addresses his supporters in front of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    Mr Imamoglu addresses his supporters in front of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • Opposition Republican People's Party supporters celebrate outside the main municipality building following municipal elections across Turkey, in Istanbul. AFP
    Opposition Republican People's Party supporters celebrate outside the main municipality building following municipal elections across Turkey, in Istanbul. AFP
  • Turkey's main opposition party claimed big election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara. AFP
    Turkey's main opposition party claimed big election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara. AFP
  • Mr Imamoglu's supporters celebrate the closing of the polls in the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    Mr Imamoglu's supporters celebrate the closing of the polls in the local elections in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • Turkish President and leader of Justice and Development Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan with his wife Emine Erdogan after the local elections in Ankara. AFP
    Turkish President and leader of Justice and Development Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan with his wife Emine Erdogan after the local elections in Ankara. AFP
  • Supporters of Justice and Development Party cheer as Mr Erdogan delivers a speech after the elections, in Ankara. AFP
    Supporters of Justice and Development Party cheer as Mr Erdogan delivers a speech after the elections, in Ankara. AFP
  • Ankara's Mayor and Republican People's Party candidate Mansur Yavas, waves to supporters in Ankara. AFP
    Ankara's Mayor and Republican People's Party candidate Mansur Yavas, waves to supporters in Ankara. AFP
  • A man holds a portrait of Mr Yavas in Ankara. AFP
    A man holds a portrait of Mr Yavas in Ankara. AFP
  • Supporters of Mr Yavas listen to his victory speech in Ankara, Turkey. AFP
    Supporters of Mr Yavas listen to his victory speech in Ankara, Turkey. AFP