Overseas votes will be brought back to Türkiye

Following the voting process, the votes will be brought back to Türkiye by 3 planes today and tomorrow, Turkish officials said.

Votes cast abroad will be kept in the secure area at the ATO Congresium Exhibition Center in Ankara until the election day.

The Supreme Election Council (YSK) has reinstalled ballot boxes at 167 points in 151 representative offices across 73 countries for the runoff election.

Over 1.76 million expatriates cast their votes at representations and customs till early May 24, four days after the voting process started abroad.

Though the voting period has been reduced from 12 days to five days due to the Election Board’s tight calendar, overseas votes are expected to approach 2 million.

More than 1.8 million citizens cast their votes at Türkiye’s overseas representations and customs in the first round, which indicates a participation rate of 52.6 percent.

Citizens abroad cast their votes without booking an appointment at designated election bureaus, while they can still head to the polls at border gates until May 28, when the runoff will be held at home. (ILKHA)