Erdogan's regime police fire water cannon as thousands protest local election results.

Reports police fired rubber bullets at crowd demanding recount outside Electoral Board/#YSK: pic.twitter.com/wPyxMYE7Sk v @coolspotter @odatv
— Laura Wells (@wellsla) April 1, 2014

Erdogan's regime police fire water cannon as thousands protest local election results. (RT).

Days after Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) claimed victory in a very close race in the capital of Ankara, thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets to protest alleged fraud at the polls.

The crowd joined volunteers who earlier took to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) to claim their ballots.

The volunteer teams, who collected copies of ballot box recordings, have pointed to noteworthy differences between the figures provided in records of the ballot boxes and the figures recorded by the YSK, according to Hurriyet Daily News.

“Ankara, claim your votes,” “Rightists and leftists are brothers, Melih Gokcek is a tyrant,” the protesters chanted in front of the election board building. Gokcek is an AKP candidate.

16:06 | ANKARA YSK önünde biber gazı atılıyor, TOMA su sıkıyor, 100 kadar çevik de geldi. Polise tepki yağıyor. pic.twitter.com/ABSFkI9kqX
— Direniş Haberleri ☪ (@Direnecek35) April 1, 2014

The opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), which lost with a slight 0.91 percent difference in votes in Ankara and gathered a total of 43.76 percent, contested the official results and filed for a recount of several ballot boxes on Tuesday.

Ankara scene recalls Gezi Park police raid that was ordered directly by PM Erdoğan despite opposition from then-interior minister
— Abdullah Bozkurt (@abdbozkurt) April 1, 2014

Stolen votes, burnt votes, wrong counted votes, voters threatened & attacked - and #Erdogan is called a "democratic leader". LOL #turkey

— Capulcu Tonella (@diehimbeertonis) April 1, 2014

Polis, YSK önünde bekleyen halka saldırdı. Canlı yayın http://t.co/trmDZvddRX pic.twitter.com/ySMxQolLwS
— Pınar Ongun (@pnarongun) April 1, 2014

Thousands now outside #Turkey's Electoral Board, demanding a recount of #Ankara votes. Pic by @bektasumit pic.twitter.com/zvxqH6XqDC
— Humeyra Pamuk (@PamukHum) April 1, 2014

15:48 | Ankara YSK önüne 2 adet TOMA ve çevik kuvvet geldi. pic.twitter.com/F64YjqdAfn
— Direniş Haberleri ☪ (@Direnecek35) April 1, 2014

What's wrong with #YSK allowing a recount? Why won't they? It happens ALL THE TIME in democracies, sometimes just because races are close.
— Laura Wells (@wellsla) April 1, 2014

via @sofia_blk: Crowds in Ankara not dispersing after police attack: pic.twitter.com/M6Rxmg6slc
— Ankaralı Jan (@06JAnk) April 1, 2014