In the final spurt of Turkey's overseas election, the European Coordination of the Green Left Party is once again mobilising all its forces to help registered voters go to the polls. The transport network, established in April by the Green Left Party’s Foreign Election Coordination that consists of almost 50 institutions, to help eligible voters reach polling stations, has increased the number of vehicles and offers a home pick-up service for the sick and elderly. For this, eligible voters need to contact the various contact points.

Since the end of April, people with Turkish passports living abroad have been allowed to vote in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections. A total of 3.4 million people with Turkish citizenship in 73 countries are eligible to vote. Voting at polling stations is possible until 9 May, and at border crossings until the actual election day on 14 May.

Although the turnout was initially expected to be low, the number of votes cast has surprisingly risen in the past few days. According to the Turkish Supreme Election Board (YSK), 1,404,381 million votes cast abroad were registered as of noon on Saturday. That is exactly 41.11 per cent of those eligible to vote. On Tuesday, this figure was still around 20 per cent.

Polls predict a neck-and-neck race between Erdoğan and his challenger, CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Kılıçdaroğlu is running as the joint candidate of the so-called "Table of Six", an alliance of six opposition parties from different political camps. The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which is subject to ban proceedings, is running for election under the umbrella of the Green Left Party. For the presidential election, both parties support CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.