UPDATE 2 - Yes votes ahead in Turkish referendum

More than 90 percent of ballots counted, Yes votes lead with more than 52 percent

UPDATES WITH FRESH FIGURES

By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun

ANKARA (AA) - With more than nine out of 10 votes counted in Turkey’s constitutional referendum, Yes votes led on 52.38 percent.

At 7.10 p.m. local time (1610GMT), 90.69 percent of votes had been counted.

Figures from vote counts showed Yes on 52.38 percent -- 23,059,407 votes -- while No had 47.62 percent, or 20,962,850 votes.

Turkey headed to the polls on Sunday in a referendum on a 18-article bill that would see the country switch from a parliamentary to a presidential system.

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