Turkish opposition implores supporters to protect their votes from Erdogan's efforts to steal the election

Muharrem Ince ,Mr Erdogan's main challenger, called on his supporters to protect the ballot boxes
Muharrem Ince ,Mr Erdogan's main challenger, called on his supporters to protect the ballot boxes Credit: AP Photo/Emrah Gurel

Turkey's opposition on Saturday called for an all out effort to protect the vote in Sunday's elections, amid fears Recep Tayyip Erdogan's supporters will try to rig the result to keep the Turkish president in power. 

Millions of Turks will go to the polls on in the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections, deciding whether to allow Mr Erdogan to continue his 15 years as Turkey's leader and to preserve his party’s majority in parliament. 

Mr Erdogan has a wide lead in the polls but it is not clear if he will pass the 50 per cent threshold he needs to avoid a one-on-one runoff election against Muharrem Ince, the leader of the centre-left Republican People’s Party (CHP). 

Mr Ince, a 54-year-old...

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