Dual citizens living in Turkey have headed to the polls for the election to determine the president and vice president of Bulgaria. Voting began in the early morning hours at ballot boxes set up in Edirne, Kırklareli, and Tekirdağ.
A total of 78 ballot boxes were established across Turkey as part of the election. Of these, 15 were located in the Thrace region. In Edirne, the voting process took place at the Bulgarian Consulate General, where officials checked the identification documents of voters arriving at the polls.
Cevat Güneş, President of the Thrace Balkan Turks Culture and Solidarity Association, stated that the election in Bulgaria had begun and that voters in Edirne could cast their ballots at the Bulgarian Consulate General. Güneş noted that fellow citizens could vote until 20:00.
HIGH TURNOUT AT POLLS IN THRACE
In Kırklareli, one of the voting points was the Atatürk Cultural Center in the Babaeski district. Voters who arrived at the center in the early hours waited for the polls to open; some citizens also checked their names on the lists.
Zülfettin Hacıoğlu, who cast his vote, said they came to the polls to determine the President of Bulgaria. Stating that they were fulfilling their civic duties, Hacıoğlu called on voters to cast their ballots for the development of democracy in Bulgaria.
Unfortunately, there are political events. It might perhaps determine Bulgaria's own political trajectory. For democracy to develop in Bulgaria, a democratic candidate needs to win.
In Tekirdağ, the voting process took place at a ballot box set up at the 50. Yıl Secondary School. Kemal Öztürk, President of the Tekirdağ Bulgarian Immigrants Association, stated that citizens had been coming to the polls since the early hours of the morning and wished for the election results to be beneficial.
News Source: 12punto
