it s six in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in turkey where voting has closed in one of the most critical elections. the country is deciding whether president erdohan remains in power after 20 years. it is expected to be a close race between him and an opposition leader kemal k l cdaroglu. he is a former civil servant who heads an alliance of six opposition parties, both secular and islamist. he promised to scrap many of the powers acquired by mr erdogan and return turkey to a parliamentary system. and also called for better relations with the west including renewal of turkey s bid for membership of the eu. the current leader recep tayyip erdogan first came to power as prime minister in 2003 and became president in 2014. under him turkey enjoyed strong economic growth, but it s been hit by high inflation, and the recent earthquakes in which tens of thousands died. he s also become increasingly authoritarian with more powers in the hands of the president,
scene is like at the governing ak headquarters. as you can see supporters of recep tayyip erdo an also in a celebratory mood. you can see flax being waved there there is a sense of course that both the allies of the president and those of the opposition unity candidate are both contesting this as a victory for themselves, both contesting this as a victory forthemselves, but both contesting this as a victory for themselves, but the result, i must emphasise, is not yet clear. we will be reporting all throughout the day on this on bbc news but first. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, has sent this report. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, voters spotted two people in one polling booth. the police were called in. the ballot box matters in turkey, and the opposition are on the lookout for fraud.