Voting has started in municipal elections in Turkey. This was reported by CNN Turk.
According to the TV channel, voting in the local government elections began in the southeast of the country and the polls opened an hour earlier, at 7:00 local time (the same as Moscow time).
In most parts of the country, elections will start at 08:00 and end at 17:00.
8 March President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan statedHe said that considering the current legislation, the municipal elections on March 31 will be the final elections.
Later, Ömer Çelik, the official representative of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP, Ak Parti) in Turkey registeredHe said that Erdoğan’s words regarding the “last elections” did not mean a break from politics.
Wall StreetJournal WroteRumors suggest that Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman and co-owner of drone manufacturer Bayraktar, could be the successor to the current Turkish chairman.
Previously in the Kremlin commented It is possible that Putin will come to Turkey after the elections.