Overseas voting for Turkey elections to begin on April 27
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The overseas voting process for Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections will begin tomorrow (April 27). The elections will take place on May 14 in Turkey.
Voting in 73 countries and 156 locations abroad will end on May 9. The voting process at customs gates for those registered in the overseas election registry will end on Sunday, May 14, at 5.00 p.m. local time.
During the date range specified for representatives, voting can be done between 9:00 am and 9.00 pm local time on weekdays and weekends, and between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm local time in cities under consulates.
Overseas voters, including those registered in the registry, will be able to vote for 24 hours, including holidays.
In case of a second round
If the presidential election goes to a second round, overseas voters can vote between May 20 and 24, and the voting process at customs gates will begin on Saturday, May 20, at 8.00 am and continue until Sunday, May 28th at 5.00 pm Turkish time.
Those registered in the overseas voter registry who spent the election period in Turkey can vote at any customs gate.
>> There are 3,416,098 registered voters abroad. The number of first-time voters abroad is 277,646.
Votes will be counted simultaneously with Turkey
After the end of the overseas voting process, the votes will be brought to Turkey by diplomatic couriers with high security through the methods determined by the Supreme Electoral Council (YSK).
These votes will be stored in a secure area at the ATO Congresium Fair Center in Ankara, the capital, under the chairpersonship of the Overseas District Election Board.
After the voting process is completed in Turkey on Sunday, May 14th, at 5:00 pm, the ballots will be opened with other ballot boxes. Counting and documentation of the votes will be done under the supervision of the Overseas District Election Board.
Valid overseas votes are distributed proportionally in electoral districts based on the number of voters in Turkey and the percentage of votes received by political parties in those provinces for the parliamentary election.
According to data from the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA), ballot boxes will be set up in 73 countries, and the number of registered voters in these countries is as follows:
1- Germany: 1,501,152
2- USA: 134,246
3- Albania: 1,416
4- Australia: 53,902
5- Austria: 111,659
6- Azerbaijan: 11,036
7- Bahrain: 1,359
8- Belarus: 643
9- Belgium: 153,443
10- United Arab Emirates: 12,757
11 - Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2,946
12 - Brazil: 581
13 - Bulgaria: 6,391
14 - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 127,281
15 - Algeria: 2,280
16 - Czech Republic: 3,018
17 - China: 4,337
18 - Denmark: 36,725
19 - Estonia: 776
20 - Morocco: 685
21 - Finland: 6,791
22 - France: 397,086
23 - South Africa: 1,561
24 - Georgia: 2,306
25 - Netherlands: 286,753
26 - Iraq: 5,738
27 - Iran: 1,592
28 - Ireland: 6,770
29 - Spain: 7,430
30 - Israel: 5,088
31 - Sweden: 42,773
32 - Switzerland: 105,820
33 - Italy: 20,148
34 - Japan: 5,672
35 - Canada: 40,418
36 - Montenegro: 1,704
37 - Qatar: 10,868
38 - Kazakhstan: 6,101
39 - Kyrgyz Republic: 3,118
40 - Korea: 866
41 - Kosovo: 2,192
42 - Kuwait: 4,725
43 - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: 140,111
44 - North Macedonia: 4,107
45 - Libya: 1,132
46 - Lithuania: 795
47 - Lebanon: 8,325
48 - Luxembourg: 1,507
49 - Hungary: 3,887
50 - Malaysia: 711
51 - Malta: 2,808
52 - Egypt: 2,327
53 - Moldova: 861
54 - Nigeria: 584
55 - Norway: 10,391
56 - Uzbekistan: 3,182
57 - Pakistan: 1,233
58 - Poland: 10,457
59 - Portugal: 1,484
60 - Romania: 10,172
61 - Russia: 14,357
62 - Serbia: 2,311
63 - Singapore: 1,020
64 - Slovak Republic: 642
65 - Saudi Arabia: 23,005
66 - Tanzania: 865
67 - Thailand: 1,278
68 - Turkmenistan: 635
69 - Ukraine: 2,608
70 - Sultanate of Oman: 1,395
71 - Jordan: 3,030
72 - New Zealand: 1,115
73 - Greece: 11,714
(RT/VK)