Tomorrow, Turkish Voters Cast Ballots in Presidential, Parliamentary Elections

As Turkyie approaches electoral silence period this Saturday evening, the country stands on the cusp of a very crucial day when candidates await the results that will be imposed by the ballot boxes.

Tomorrow, Sunday, voters are scheduled to go to the polls to vote in the presidential elections and the twenty-eighth session of the parliamentary elections, from 8:00 to 17:00 local time.

The Turkish voters will cast their votes in more than 191,000 ballot boxes across Turkey to elect a new president for the country for a term of 5 years, and to choose members of parliament.

It is expected that 60 million and 697 thousand 843 voters will vote, of whom 4 million 904 thousand 672 voters will vote for the first time.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing fierce competition from Kamal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People's Party, for the presidency.