Turkish voters living in Qatar headed to the polls Monday to cast their votes in the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections.
The polling process began at the Turkish embassy in Doha Monday morning, continuing until 9pm.
More than 10,000 Turkish voters registered with the embassy can cast their votes until May 7, while voters across Turkiye will go to the polling stations on May 14 to choose their candidates in the presidential and parliamentary elections.
Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Turkish ambassador Dr Mustafa Goksu said the embassy has taken all necessary measures to ensure that voters cast their votes in confidence and peace under the best conditions.
Turkish citizens can enquire whether they are registered in the Overseas Electoral Register, on the YSK website and via E-Government. They are required to come for voting with their IDs, which are issued by official authorities of Turkiye, and have a Turkish identity number on them. Qatar residential and/or identity documents are not valid for voting.
In Qatar, voting is taking place at the three ballot boxes set up at the embassy in Doha, until May 7, between 9am and 9pm.
"It is possible for our citizens, whose Turkish identity number is not included in the document they
submit, to obtain a copy of their identity card from our embassy on the dates when the ballot boxes are open, including on weekends," the envoy added.
According to the Supreme Election Committee, the number of those eligible for presidential and parliamentary elections is 64,113,941 voters.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is competing for the Turkish presidency as a nominee of the People's Alliance, a coalition of the Justice and Development Party and Nationalist Movement Party. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the Republican People's Party, is the nominee of the Nation's Alliance. Other presidential candidates are the head of the Homeland Party Muharrem Ince, and Sinan Ogan who is the candidate of the ATA Alliance.
Turkish ambassador Dr Mustafa Goksu and others during voting at the Turkish embassy.
Turkish voters living in Qatar headed to the polls Monday to cast their votes
Turkish voters living in Qatar headed to the polls Monday to cast their votes
Turkish voters living in Qatar headed to the polls Monday to cast their votes
Turkish voters living in Qatar headed to the polls Monday to cast their votes
Turkish voters living in Qatar headed to the polls Monday to cast their votes
Turkish voters living in Qatar headed to the polls Monday to cast their votes
