The police used tear gas and water cannons against the protesters.

Six individuals were detained in connection with the incident.

The pro-Kurdish party's candidate won by a landslide but denied the cerfiticate of election because he was deemed ineligible for election by a last-minute court verdict.

The provincial election board has decided that DEM's winning candidate was not eligible for election.

Abdullah Zeydan received over 55% of the vote in Van.

CHP won 184 seats, AKP won 130 seats, and MHP won 2 seats.

The main opposition CHP's candidates surpassed 50% voting rate in 15 provinces.

The party has claimed that thousands of security officers were relocated to the country's predominantly Kurdish-populated regions with the aim of affecting the outcome of the local polls.

The pro-Kurdish DEM Party has won Elazığ’s Karakoçan district by just over 200 votes. The ruling party’s candidate got nearly half of the vote in the previous election.

"Today, everyone who cast their vote for the AK Party and the People's Alliance, as well as all those who strengthened the power of the ballot by exercising their democratic rights, have emerged victorious," the president remarked.

"Our nation has not only decided who will be the local administrators, but has also given an important decision and message on how our country and municipalities should be governed, and how they should not be governed," said Özel.

The officers used tear gas to disperse the crowd and detained several people.