Baku, Azerbaijan, March 27
By Orkhan Quluzade – Trend:
The Turkish citizens residing abroad started to vote in the referendum to make amendments to the country’s constitution, said a message posted on the website of Turkey’s Supreme Board of Election March 27.
The referendum on amendments to the constitution, which envisage the introduction of the presidential form of government, will be held in Turkey on April 16.
According to the message, there are 2,929,389 Turkish voters abroad who will be able to vote in 119 diplomatic missions of Turkey in 57 countries or at 32 checkpoints of the country.
The voting will be held abroad from March 27 to April 9, while at the checkpoints - from March 27 to April 16, the message said.
According to the message, the Turkish citizens residing or staying in Azerbaijan will be able to vote at the Turkish embassy in Baku on April 9 and the general consulates in Azerbaijani city of Ganja and Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
There are more than 6,000 Turkish citizens in Azerbaijan who have the right to vote, the message said.
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