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Turkish citizens head to polling stations to caste their votes

More than 55.3 million Turks are eligible to vote on sweeping changes to the president's role.

Polling stations opened in the east of the country at 0400 GMT, while voting in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities got under way an hour later.

A man votes at a school in Istanbul's Uskudar district on 16 April (Suraj Sharma/MEE)

The last polls close at 1500 GMT with first results expected shortly after.

A woman accompanied by her young daughter head to the screened off area to make her choice in Istanbul's Uskudar district (Suraj Sharma/MEE)