Abdülkadir Özkan: "The elections held unperturbedly, unlike the campaigns"

Abdülkadir Özkan: "The elections held unperturbedly, unlike the campaigns"
Date: 15.5.2023 12:00

Milli Gazete columnist Abdulkadir Özkan writes on Türkiye's election. Here is the full article.

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First of all, I wish that the elections held will be beneficial for our country and our people. By the way, the fact that the tension, which was constantly increasing throughout the election campaign, was replaced by the voting race on the morning of the election, I say for myself, was an occasion to breathe easy. Because yesterday I visited 6 schools where votes were taken from the early hours of the morning. Early on, people queued up at the schools, calmly waited their turn and cast their votes.
 
However, I should point out right away that the fact that one of the ballot papers was very large and that it was folded and placed in a small envelope made it difficult for the elderly in particular. The seniors rating is not mine. When I said that I had a hard time putting that long ballot paper in the small envelope after I cast my vote, the polling station official replied, “Especially the elderly have a hard time.”
 
Speaking of the elderly, there was no need for an officer to take the elderly by the hands of all the polling stations. When an elder who had come to vote appeared, the citizens waiting in line took his hand and took him forward.
 
Honestly, the tension that was increasing day by day throughout the election campaign caused a feeling of uneasiness in me. However, the tensions created by the politicians left their place to calmness in the voting environment. Seeing this scene, he made it clear that some politicians were responsible for the tension in the atmosphere.
 
It doesn't have to have actually happened for this to happen. However, I should point out right away that our people did their best to vote as long as they were not provoked and exposed to some humiliating statements. We can say that when it comes to democracy, the voters blew a mature mood until 15.00 yesterday.
 
With these feelings, I wish that the elections will be beneficial for our people and our country, and I would like to state that a little effort is enough so that the society does not get nervous. As long as the society is not provoked for the sake of some calculations, the society is not divided. Because as long as the society is not provoked, it knows what it has to do, and it can hit the road early in the morning to fulfill its duty. In particular, society wants equality in all areas.

YEREL HABERLER

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