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The organization of early voting in Turkey

The country remains the record holder for the number of polling stations abroad - 168

Oct 26, 2024 20:33 36

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Turkey traditionally remains the record holder for the number of polling stations abroad - 168. The most they will they are in Istanbul. It will be possible to vote with machines in nearly 80 sections.

Before a political election, it is best to think with a cup of coffee. In the Istanbul district "Avjalar" many Bulgarian emigrants gather. Ferdi Sechkin is one of them. Emigrant since 1992. He is a computer engineer by profession, specifies Nova TV.

"When you leave Turkey for Europe, your first door is Bulgaria. My expectations from the politicians - I want Bulgaria to be at a better level in all of Europe. To present himself stronger, more powerful," he explained.

He thinks there is reason to vote and he will go to the polls tomorrow.

"Many of our people as emigrants represent us in town halls, in politics, in business. And we are proud of them. But one part of us is always in Bulgaria, we can't stop that. We were born there, we lived there. The children who were born here have a connection with Bulgaria," Sechkin explained.

Koray Çeliker is the owner of a goldsmith's studio. He doesn't know Bulgarian. He was born in Istanbul, but his roots are in Vetovo, Ruse.

"Tomorrow we must all vote together so that the parliament can finally choose a government. And the people here can't wait", he thinks.

Already yesterday, the election papers and machines from our consulate general in Edirne left for the sections in the region.

"The compositions of the SIK are being formed until the last moment. You know, they are determined by the parties represented in the parliament in Bulgaria, so we have to be careful that the composition is complete. I don't think there will be a significant change in turnout compared to the last election this year. Around this figure - 46,000 were for the whole of Turkey, about 9,000 were around our consular district", pointed out Radoslava Kafedzhiyska, Consul General of Bulgaria in Edirne.

Our authorities in Turkey do not expect queues in front of the sections, as they have taken measures to prevent this from happening.