ANKARA - Turkey’s Supreme Board of Election, or YSK, has announced the timetable for the general elections to be held on June 12, 2011.
YSK said on Tuesday that the election process will officially begin on March 14.
The board said lists for neighbourhood units, which will be made public on March 18, will be available until March 31.
Once voter lists are clear, voter information cards will be prepared and they will be distributed to electors starting from April 24.
The final lists of deputy candidates of political parties and independent candidates will be announced as of April 29.
Election process will start at customs gates on May 10.
Election propagandas will take start and restrictions to be implemented during the election process will take effect as of June 2.
Propoganda speeches will be aired on radio and TV channels starting from June 5 and the propaganda period will be over as of 6 p.m. on June 11.
Millions of Turkish voters will go to ballot boxes to elect their administrators on June 12.
Turkish Parliament unanimously approved last Thursday a motion which sets June 12 as date of general elections in Turkey.
According to Turkish constitution, interior, justice and transportation ministers must resign in five days after the parliament’s decision is published in the Official Gazette. These ministers will be replaced by independent people to be appointed by the Prime Minister.
Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay said on Tuesday that the decision regarding the appointment of three independent ministers would be published in the Official Gazette today.
Turkish people will elect 550 lawmakers in parliamentary elections.
Last parliamentary election was held on July 22, 2007. AK Party won 2007 elections, gaining 46.5 percent of national votes and collecting 341 seats in the 550-member parliament. Republican People’s Party (CHP) came the second, winning 20.8 percent of votes and 112 seats in the parliament. Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) collected 14.3 percent of votes and 71 seats.
Turkish people go to ballot booths for general elections every four years.