Turkish election board head says Erdogan leading presidential vote with 49.49% with most votes counted

Head of Turkey's High Election Board said early on Monday that President Tayyip Erdogan was leading Sunday's presidential elections with 49.49%, with 91.93% of ballot boxes counted.

Ahmet Yener said Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Erdogan's main rival, had 44.49% of votes.