In Turkey, 61 million 441 thousand 882 voters will go to the polls today to elect their local administrators. The elections will determine the mayors of 81 provinces, 973 districts and 390 towns, 50,336 mukhtars, as well as members of the provincial general assembly and municipal councils. In 32 eastern provinces, voting started at 07:00 in the morning and will end at 16:00, while voting in other provinces will end at 17:00. YSK Chairman Ahmet Yener said in a statement: “There is no negative situation as of now. Voting continues without any problems.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who cast his vote, said, “I hope that a good result will come out for our country and our nation. This election will be instrumental in the beginning of a new era in our country in the near future.” Here are all the minute by minute developments…
Turkey is heading to the polls today to elect local administrators who will serve for 5 years. In the March 31 local elections, mayors of 81 provinces, 973 districts and 390 towns will be elected. Election excitement started early in the morning. In 32 eastern provinces, voting started at 07.00 in the morning and will end at 16.00. In other provinces, voting started at 08.00 and will end at 17.00.
