LEFKOSA - Almost 61 percent of Turkish Cypriots voted ``in favor`` of the resolution plan presented by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. According to unofficial results of polls at ballot-boxes, 61 percent of Turkish Cypriots voted ``yes`` while 39 percent of them voted ``no`` in Saturday`s referendum. Meanwhile, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Higher Electoral Board will start giving information on the results by issuing bulletins as of 7 p.m. Turkish local time. MOST OF GREEK CYPRIOTS VOTE ``AGAINST`` ANNAN`S PLAN Almost 80 percent of Greek Cypriots voted ``against`` resolution plan presented by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. Greek Cypriot and Greek television channels reported that in their polls at ballot-boxes, they forecast a ``no`` vote of up to 78 percent while between 22-24 percent of Greek Cypriots voted ``yes`` in Saturday`s referendum.

RATE OF PARTICIPATION IN REFERENDUM IN TRNC 85.88 PERCENT
The official rate of participation in the referendum in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) was announced as 85.88 percent.
According to preliminary official results, votes in 72 of the 563 ballot-boxes in total have been counted until now.
According to the results in those 72 ballot-boxes, rate of the ``yes vote`` is 66.08 percent while rate of the ``no vote`` is 33 percent.

RATE OF ``YES`` VOTE IN TRNC 67.2 PERCENT
The rate of the ``yes vote`` in the referendum in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is 67.2 percent according to counted votes.
According to preliminary official results, votes in 211 of the 563 ballot-boxes in total have been counted until now.
According to the results in those 211 ballot-boxes, rate of the ``yes vote`` is 67.2 percent while rate of the ``no vote`` is 32 percent.
(GC-MS) 24.04.2004