Germany’s refusal to allow more polling booths creates problems for Turkish diaspora voters to exercise their democratic right to vote in Türkiye’s presidential and parliamentary elections
Over 1.4 million Turkish voters living in Germany – the largest bloc of diaspora voters – are expected to cast their votes in 26 representative offices between April 27 and May 9. Voting in Türkiye will be held on May 14.
“Requests to open polling stations in Limburg and Fulda in order to shorten the journey and relieve Frankfurt were rejected,” the report added. The report quoted Consul General Erdem Tuncer as saying that he expected an even higher turnout than in 2017 when around 48 percent of voters exercised their right to vote.
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