Türkiye votes in a historic runoff that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enters as the firm favourite
Ballot papers, stamps and envelopes to be used in second round of presidential elections are introduced to press members at the Turkish Supreme Election Council in Ankara on May 24, 2023. AA File
Sunday's voting will begin at 8 am local time [0500GMT] and end at 5 pm [1400GMT]. By late on Sunday there should be a clear indication of the winner. According to Türkiye's Supreme Election Council, more than 1.89 million people — 1,895,430 — have already cast their votes at Türkiye's foreign missions and customs gates as of 10 am local time [0700GMT] on Thursday.
In the May 14 elections, a total of 1,839,470 Turkish citizens abroad went to the polls to vote in both presidential and parliamentary elections.
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