Entering the polling station with recording devices or communication tools such as mobile phones, cameras, and video recorders is prohibited.
Such devices will be entrusted to the electoral committee and returned after the voting process is completed.
Voters will submit two separate ballots for the President and the members of parliament in one envelope into the ballot box.
After 5 PM and the conclusion of voting, the counting of votes will commence with the presidential elections.
The Supreme Election Council has taken various measures in the earthquake-affected regions due to the earthquakes in 11 provinces.
Furthermore, by identifying deficiencies in the earthquake-hit provinces, YSK has made arrangements for conducting the elections smoothly in containers set up in those provinces.
In earthquake-affected areas, polling stations will be established in the same schools where voting was previously conducted.
In the event that schools are destroyed or damaged, votes will be placed in a ballot box located in the garden or adjacent area of the same school. Voters who have been affected by the earthquake can vote wherever their address history has been recorded, and the votes will be counted for that constituency.
Approximately 133,000 voters from the earthquake-affected areas have registered to vote in other provinces.
Mobile polling stations have also been established for voters who are bedridden due to illness or disability.
These voters can cast their votes in mobile ballot boxes. For the first time in this election, each ballot box will be sent with a template for visually impaired individuals so they can vote using the provided template.
The voting process at customs and abroad is for 3,416,098 registered voters on the election list outside Turkey, with ballot boxes set up in 73 countries and 156 locations; the voting process at overseas polling stations will conclude on May 9, but voting at the customs entry points for those unable to vote at the designated time in their residence country will continue until 5 PM.
Voting papers used abroad were brought to Turkey by airplanes and diplomatic couriers.
The votes stored in the overseas district election board at the ATO Congress in Ankara will be opened and counted simultaneously with the other votes after the voting process is completed across the country.
The names Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Muharrem İnce, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, and Sinan Oğan appear on the presidential election ballot paper in the order determined by drawing lots.
However, one of the candidates, Muharrem İnce, announced his withdrawal from the candidacy on May 11, but since the printing and distribution of these ballots has been completed, İnce's name will still appear on the ballots.
Under what circumstances are votes considered invalid? Given that people participate in two simultaneous votes (presidential and parliamentary), the invalidation of one vote on ballots removed from the envelope will not necessitate the invalidation of the other type. If the “yes” or “preferred” stamp is placed on more than one coalition, party, or candidate not in the same coalition, the votes will be invalid.
Tearing or damaging the ballot paper in a way that affects its integrity, printing any kind of mark, name, stamp signature, or imprint other than the official stamp or in place of the stamp on the ballot paper will also invalidate the vote.
Moreover, if the ballot paper has clear marks or annotations, or if there is any form of marking in the envelope, the votes will be considered invalid.
If an absolute majority is not achieved, a second round of voting will be held on May 28.
If no presidential candidate achieves an absolute majority, a second round of voting will be held on May 28. For this, the electoral calendar previously prepared by YSK will take effect.
