Partial results released by the state-run Anadolu news agency showed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leading in Sunday’s presidential election, but opposition leaders rejected the figures, saying Kemal Kilicdaroglu was actually leading, CNN and Reuters reported.

Kemal Kilicdaroglu to wear steel vest after reports he may be attackedPhoto: Veysel Altun / AFP / Profimedia

So far, about 40% of the votes have been counted.

Anadolu reported partial results showing Erdogan with 52.70 percent, ahead of Kilicdaroglu, head of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and presidential candidate of the six-party Alliance of Nations bloc, with 41.39 percent.

Kilicdaroglu said he was ahead of Erdogan in a tweet, his first comment since the preliminary results were released. CHP shared Kilicdaroglu’s post and commented: “We are leading.”

Mansur Yavas, the mayor of the Turkish capital Ankara, suggested that Kılıçdaroğlu is currently in charge. “Trust us, trust us,” he said.