Ballot box

A total of 93 ballot boxes have been moved in Turkey's southeastern ??rnak province despite a previous decision by the Supreme Election Board (YSK) rejecting the relocation of polling stations for security reasons ahead of the upcoming Nov. 1 snap elections.

Two polling stations in Turkey?s southeastern province of ??rnak have been moved despite a decision by the Supreme Election Board (YSK) rejecting the relocation of ballot boxes for ?security? reasons.   

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has joined criticism of Turkey?s top election authority for its refusal to call for the relocation of ballot boxes in several eastern and southeastern districts, though Deputy Prime Minister Tu?rul Türke? voiced confidence that security forces and local administrations would find a ?formula? for a safe election.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has branded the Supreme Election Board (YSK) wrong after it rejected calls for the relocation of ballot boxes in several eastern and southeastern districts, saying it would be responsible for any undesired consequences. 

The statements of Bitlis Governor Ahmet Ç?nar of Turkey's east was on papers Sept. 22. In order to provide voting security, to avoid possible troubles in the transfer of ballot boxes and for the national will to be reflected in the ballot box, he has asked the Provincial Election Board whether certain polling stations can be relocated at certain provincial and district centers.   

A total of 53,741,838 voters in Turkey go to the ballot boxes on June 7, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to cast their votes, which will reshuffle the 550-seat parliament and also define the new government for the next four years.  

A total of 53,741,838 voters in Turkey go to the ballot boxes on June 7, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to cast their votes, which will reshuffle the 550-seat parliament and also define the new government for the next four years.  

As observers of political parties fight tooth and nail at the ballot boxes during and after the election day, volunteers have lined up for a fair-and-square count of the votes in the June 7 elections. 

The president of the electoral bureau of the polling station will examine the copies of medical documents or other official documents attached to the written request to exercise the voting rights through the special ballot box, proving that the persons in question are non-transportable, the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) says in a decision adopted on Friday.

The three candidates in the Aug. 10 presidential elections in Turkey rallied their supporters for the last time in their campaigns, giving assertive messages and warnings about ballot box safety.