ANKARA — Tens of thousands of Turkey nationals living outside the country have begun heading to polls to vote ahead of the country’s crucial elections, which remain too close to predict.
Absentee voting has begun this week in five European countries, including Germany, which is home to the largest Turkish expat population in the world. According to official figures, more than 40,000 registered voters across Europe have already cast their ballots for the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday and Friday.
Turkey has set up voting centers in international airports, customs offices and other locations in 73 countries including 14 Middle Eastern and North African nations. Voting in seven more countries including the United States is set to begin on Saturday. More voting centers will be gradually opened elsewhere through May 9.
The ballots will be taken to the capital Ankara and counted.
