Turks vote in pivotal election

A Turkish woman casts her vote at a polling station in an Ankara primary school on June 7.

(Burhan Ozbilici / Associated Press)

June 7, 2015 1:46 AM PT

A polling station official in Ankara shows a paper with the names of political parties participating in Turkey’s nationwide elections on June 7.

(Burhan Ozbilici / Associated Press)

Turks line up to vote in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on June 7.

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A Turkish woman casts her vote June 7 as others wait in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir.

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People wait for the opening of a polling station in an Ankara primary school on June 7.

(Burhan Ozbilici / Associated Press)

People pass a bust of Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at an Istanbul school serving as a polling station on June 7.

(Lefteris Pitarakis / Associated Press)