Turkish minister urges citizens to vote

Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank called on citizens to take an active part in the elections, Report informs.

"I urge citizens to exercise their right to vote," the minister told reporters after voting in Bursa.

The voting in the presidential and parliamentary elections in Türkiye began at 08:00 local time (GMT+3) and will continue until 17:00.

There are more than 191,000 polling stations in the country, and 64,113,941 voters have been registered. Of these, about 5 million people will exercise their right to vote for the first time.