Turkish voters are casting their ballots in the country’s first directly-elected presidential vote.
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Despite support from Kurdish and leftist voters, Selahattin Demirtas is expected to get only nine percent at the polls.
![Selahattin Demirtas has garnered most of his support from Turkey's Kurdish citizens and left-wing voters [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/201488115955980734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Residents of Istanbul tell Global News Insight who they will vote for in today’s local election in Turkey – and why.
![The elections are seen as a test for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his AKP government [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/201432782119215734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Global News Insight examines the major issues dominating debates in the lead-up to Sunday’s local elections in Turkey.
