TWO people were shot dead at a polling station as Turkey’s local elections turned into a bloodbath today with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s brutal regime moving against political opponents.

The two men, supporters of the Saadet Party, were killed by supporters of Mr Erdogan after a dispute in the eastern Turkish city of Malatya.

Turkey’s authoritarian leader claimed to be “saddened” by the shootings and ordered an investigation, however, violence has been a feature of elections in recent years.