Sunday 10 August 2014 16.33 Voting has ended in Turkey's first direct presidential election.
The current Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to win the election.
He was up against two opposition party candidates.
The post of President, has been largely a ceremonial role, was previously chosen by Turkey's Parliament.
53m Turks were eligible to vote in the election.
Mr Erdogan critics warn if he is elected, he will lead the NATO member and EU candidate further away from secular ideals.
Opinion polls suggested Mr Erdogan, 60, was far ahead of two rivals competing for a five-year term as president.
He has set his sights on serving two presidential terms.
This would keep him in power past 2023 - the 100th anniversary of the secular republic.
The prime minister has promised to exercise the full powers granted to him by current laws.
This is unlike his predecessors who have played a mainly ceremonial role.
He also plans to change the constitution to establish a fully executive presidency.
The current constitution, written under military rule after a 1980 coup, would enable him to chair cabinet meetings.
It would also allow the president to appoint the premier and members of top judicial bodies including the constitutional court and supreme council of judges.
If there is no outright winner, a second round will be held on 24 August.
Surveys place him some 20 points ahead of the main opposition candidate, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.
Selahattin Demirtas, head of the pro-Kurdish left-wing People's Democratic Party, is seen winning just under 10% of the vote.
Turks living abroad have been able to vote at the country's airports for the last two weeks.
Tough year for Erdogan
Mr Erdogan's ruling AK Party scored a clear victory in local elections in March.
He was shaken by nationwide anti-government protests last summer.
Months later, Mr Erdogan and his inner circle were targeted by a corruption investigation and a power struggle with his former ally, US based cleric Fethullah Gulen.
He accuses Mr Gulen of seeking to overthrow him and has pledged as president to continue purging institutions.
Mr Erdogan wants to purge the police and judiciary where Mr Gulen is believed to wield influence.
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