Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) claims victory in crucial parliamentary elections on 1 November 2015
With almost all votes counted, the AKP takes nearly 49.4% of the vote, with the opposition CHP trailing on 25.4%
Pro-Kurdish HDP and nationalist MHP cross the 10% threshold needed to enter parliament
It's the second time in five months Turks have taken to the polls
Security is a key issue amid a broken ceasefire with Kurdish rebels and several deadly bombings
One of the leaders of the pro-Kurdish HDP, which saw a fall in votes compared to the June elections, tells reporters the result was a "deliberate policy of polarisation" by President Erdogan.
Figen Yuksekdag says he will analyse the drop in support for his party, but considers the crossing of the 10% threshold required to enter parliament a success, Reuters reports.
Image source, Getty ImagesAKP celebrations in Ankara
Image source, Getty ImagesAnkara - The AKP espouses conservative Islam
Image source, APAKP supporters are also out in force in Istanbul
Quote MessageTo push for a second election in five months was a huge gamble by the AK party - and it paid off. How did it happen? The party narrative was clear: only it could provide stability and eliminate the violence of the past few months. After attacks by the PKK Kurdish militants and the growing threat of Islamic State, Turks voted for a party they believed could return the country to calmer waters. The far-right MHP, which rejected a coalition last time, was crushed. And the pro-Kurdish HDP party was hit hard by the AKP's attempts to link it to the PKK."
Mark Lowen, BBC Turkey correspondent
Ayla Albayrak, Wall Street Journal reporter
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Micha'el Tanchum, Foreign Affairs magazine
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With nearly all votes counted it is clear that the pro-Kurdish HDP has cleared the 10% threshold to win seats in parliament, Turkish media report.
The HDP got 10.5%, according to latest reports. It did better in June, winning 13%.
The HDP has come just behind the Turkish nationalist MHP, which is on 11.9%.
The results suggest that President Erdogan's AKP took many votes from the MHP, which got 16% in June.
The election board said 85% of the 54 million registered voters cast their ballots.
The state-run Anadolu Agency has a colourful graphic counting the votes and showing just how clearly the country was polarised in Sunday's election.
Yellow = provinces won by AKP
Purple = HDP (pro-Kurdish)
Red = CHP (main opposition party; secularist and centre-left)
Image source, Anadolu AgencyTurkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu declares victory in parliamentary elections, as ruling AK party regains majority lost in June.
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Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
"Today is a victory for our democracy and our people," Prime Minister Ahmet Davatoglu tells a crowd of supporters in his hometown Konya.
"Hopefully we will serve you well for the next four years and stand in front of you once again in 2019."
Image source, APThere are scenes of jubilation outside the AKP office in Istanbul, with supporters waving the party flag.
Image source, EPATurkey's lira has strengthened since partial election results came out, ending months of investor uncertainty, Reuters reports.
The lira hit its firmest point in more than two months against the dollar on Sunday, the agency says.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
Pictures are coming in of the clashes that erupted in Diyarbakir, as results were being announced.
Security forces fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse stone-throwing protesters in the mainly Kurdish city. Youths also set some bins ablaze.
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Image source, ReutersAhmet Davutoglu, Turkish prime minister
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The BBC's Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen has been looking at why this election is so important.
The Islamist-rooted AK Party has been in power since 2002.
Much of its support rests on the fact that Turkey has enjoyed significant economic growth in that period. Improvements in poor rural areas provided the AKP with plenty of votes.
Mr Erdogan reined in the powerful military establishment, which for decades acted as guardian of the secular state founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
But the AKP government has been mired in a long-running corruption scandal and stands accused of curbing freedom of speech. Critics suspect Mr Erdogan of spreading Islamist values by stealth.
Image source, ReutersAKP supporters are celebrating in Ankara
Mustafa Akyol, Turkish journalist
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Dozens of people took to the streets of Diyarbakir in support of their pro-Kurdish HDP party, which is perilously close to the 10% threshold for entering parliament. These images do not reflect the clashes that have erupted in the city (see entry at 17:24).
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Image source, AFP...despite reports of violence, as the BBC's Selin Girit reports.