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85.8% voter turn out nationwide, says local media

According to Turkish local media, 85.8% of the 55.3 million eligible voters cast their votes at polling stations on Sunday. 

Turnout is generally high during elections and referendums in Turkey, with an average turnout of more than 80 percent in the last nine elections.

People arrive to vote at a polling station during a referendum in the Uskudar district in Istanbul on16 April (Reuters)