04:00 pm - Polling stations close in all cities and towns in Turkey's southwest majority Kurdish region, where polls opened one hour earlier than the rest of the country. Turkey’s Kurdish region was peaceful on Sunday with no incidents reported at this time.
3:30 pm - Rudaw reporter in Ankara: Despite early concerns over security and threats from the Islamic State group (ISIS), polling in the Turkish capital continues in a calm atmosphere.
3:10 pm - Six voting boxes were transferred from one of the stations in Kurdish town of Sert to another polling station in the same area. The election team says the previous station was not “suitable” for the voting process. Residents objected to the move.
2:45 pm - Prominent Kurdish female politicians Leila Zana, Pervin Buldan and Figen Yuksekdag, co-leader of the HDP, cast their ballots.
2:25 pm - Dersim, Poll monitor: "We can say 95 percent of the voters have so far participated, though two hours are left to the closing of polls. Dersim had a peaceful day on Sunday."
1:25 pm - 130 year-old Mehmet Esen, Kurdish citizen from Turkey's Kurdish province of Siirt, casts his vote, hoping for peace and stability. According to Turkish media, Esen is the oldest voter in today's election.
Mehmet Esen, IHA photo
1:17 pm - CHP leader Kemal Kilicidaroglu tells reporters packed into a tight crowd: “Today, we go back to the polling station, which is an opportunity to practice democracy. We condemn violence and terror, the country needs peace and stability."
1:07 pm - CHP leader Kemal Kilicidaroglu and a number of the party’s candidates cast their votes in Ankara.
Mardin: More than 445,000 voters are eligible to vote. Turkish police are out in force, monitoring security at polling stations.
Ruha: Some HDP MPs voted in the city and expressed hope for a peaceful future after the election. There are 974,000 eligible voters in three major voting areas, only one with a majority Kurdish population.
Dersim: The number of voters went up from 10 to 11 am.
12:50 pm - MHP leader Devlet Bahceli votes in Ankara.
12:30 pm - Erdogan tells the press after casting his vote in Istanbul: "It was very necessary to have second elections to maintain and bring back stability and peace to the country. Today, our nation will cast their vote and we respect its decisions. I would like to thank all voters, election team, monitors, and security forces as well as the media.
“I will be watching the election in Istanbul throughout the day”, he said.
12:25 pm - Erdogan and his wife arrived at the polling station an hour earlier than planned. Erdogan's team arrived with boxes containing gifts for kids waiting to greet the president.
12:20 pm – President Erdogan and his wife, Amina, visit a polling station in Istanbul to cast their votes.
Turkey's President, Erdogan casted his vote in Istanbul. Rudaw photo
12:15 pm - Qubad Talabani, the Kurdistan region’s deputy prime minister comments to Rudaw about Turkey poll: I hope the election will lead to a peaceful and stable Turkey, where Kurds and Turks would peacefully coexist. This is certainly in the Kurdistan region’s benefit as well. I wish that peace will win in this election."
12:05 pm - Abdullah Gul, former president of Turkey, casts his vote
"We want everyone to cast their votes. I wish peace for the country and will not comment further. Everything will be known after the election."
11:21 am - Turkish prime minister and AKP leader Ahmet Davutoglu cast his vote as he was welcomed by supporters at a polling station in Konya. According to our reporter, the prime minister did not vote in Ankara because Konya is his hometown and where he is registered as a voter.
Davutoglu: “Today we have done our duty by casting our votes to form a future for a nation of more than 70 million people. Turkey is a democratic country and the voting process is like a democratic event. I call on my people to participate in the election that is going on in a peaceful atmosphere. It is not for power, or for domination, it is about the future of people and the future of the country,” he told reporters, as supporters chanted, “long live AKP, long live Turkey.”
11:15 am - Voting in Amed, Istanbul and Ankara
Amed: Voting began here at 7 am in a peaceful atmosphere. The early hours were not crowded, but by late morning numbers were on the rise.
Istanbul: Voting continues in a city with more than 10 million eligible voters. The numbers of people going to the polls is increasing and is expected to get busier later in the day. Police have been keeping an eye on security at polling stations and the city.
Istanbul voter: “I just cast my vote. I believe AKP will win in this election, and that our outside enemies are numerous and powerful. We need stability and peace.”
Ankara: In the Turkish capital, voting continues in an orderly and peaceful manner.
Ankara voter: “We hope for a result that unites our nation and is the best for all.”
11:00 am - Most popular on Twitter worldwide: #Oykullan, meaning "cast your votes" in Turkish.
10:50 am - Many voters went early to the polls in the Kurdish city of Mardin, where polls were crowded but no incidents of tension have been reported.
Mardin resident: "I hope for a peaceful future and stability after this election."
10:30 am - Idris Baluken, an HDP parliamentary leader, after casting his vote: "We expect to get between 15 to 20 percent of the votes."
10:20 am - In the Kurdish city of Dersim: Many foreign and government monitors are supervising at 489 voting stations in the city.
A local monitor: “We have no problem so far. It is early and we expect more people during the day. We have European monitors in Dersim, especially from Germany.”
10:00 am - Selahattin Demitras: Co-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party at press conference, before leaving a polling station in Istanbul and heading to Ankara:
“I hope today’s election brings a political solution for all parties. We all need peace and stability in Turkey. The election campaign was complex and tensions were raised during the process. Unfortunately, some people lost their lives Our future is being formed at the voting stations. I call for people who are eligible to vote to go to the polling stations and vote.”
9:50 am - People’s Democratic Party co-leader Selahaddin Demirtas casted his vote at a school used as polling station in Istanbul.
HDP Co-leader Selahattin Demirtas. Rudaw photo
8:00 am - Polling stations opened in the remaining Turkish provinces. Voting will continue until 5:00 pm.
7:00 am - Polling stations opened doors to voters in thirty-two Eastern provinces of Turkey including all the provinces of Turkish Kurdistan, or Bakur as Kurds call it. Voting will continue until 4:00 pm.
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