Turks living abroad began casting votes on Thursday to choose
Turkey's first directly elected president. It is also the first time
expatriate Turks are voting in their countries of residence for Turkish
elections.
Close to 2.8 million expatriate Turks in 54 countries — about half of them in Germany — are eligible to cast ballots in diplomatic missions and other designated areas. Only about 250,000 of them however, have registered to vote, according to Turkey's High Election Board. Polls opened in Germany and several other countries on Thursday.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the strongest contender in the elections to be held in Turkey on Aug. 10. The former head of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas are also running.
Previously, parliament elected the president.
Read more: Expat Turks begin voting in presidential elections
Close to 2.8 million expatriate Turks in 54 countries — about half of them in Germany — are eligible to cast ballots in diplomatic missions and other designated areas. Only about 250,000 of them however, have registered to vote, according to Turkey's High Election Board. Polls opened in Germany and several other countries on Thursday.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the strongest contender in the elections to be held in Turkey on Aug. 10. The former head of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas are also running.
Previously, parliament elected the president.
Read more: Expat Turks begin voting in presidential elections
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