(MENAFN) Over 57 million Turkish civilians are listed to vote at the local polls scheduled for March 31, the head of the country's electoral authority emphasized ion Tuesday.
The preliminary arrangements for the local polls are almost done and the recent number of voters in Turkey is 57,970,985, Sadi Guven, head of the Supreme Election Council, informed Anadolu Agency.
In response to claims that Syrians in Turkey will be able to take part and vote in the elections, Guven stated it is not probable for those who are not Turkish citizens to cast a vote.
On Sunday, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu affirmed a total of 53,099 Syrians who own Turkish citizenship will be able to vote in local polls.
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