Voters in the presidential and parliamentary elections spoke to Reuters

As the voting process in the presidential and parliamentary elections continues, the British news agency Reuters published a report on the opinions of voters. Reuters reporters, who met with the citizens who voted, compiled them and made a comprehensive report.

A voter named Hasibe, 40, who voted on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, said: “Erdogan gave us everything. He did a very good job. All week he has been exciting. “I think the election will end in the first round,” he said.

Long queues formed in Ankara.

A citizen named Ahmet Kalkan, who said he is a retired health worker, said: “I see this election as a choice between democracy and dictatorship. He said: “I choose democracy”, and that the vote went to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the Nation Alliance candidate.

“I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND, WE ARE TIRED OF EMPTY PROMISES”

A citizen named Mehmet Akif Kahraman, who said he would support Erdogan, commented: “My opinion has not changed for a moment.”

A voter named Kübra, 36, who works in the telecommunications industry, said: “I have voted many times and this is the first time I am so excited. I voted for Kılıçdaroğlu and Nation Alliance. I want progress and change in education, law, democracy and human rights.

Another citizen, Güngör Yücel, 80, said: “My opinion has changed since the last elections. I feel insulted. We are tired of the same empty words and promises. Of course, Erdogan also did good things, but lately he looked down on the nation and it seems that they began to insult him. “It’s hard to put up with that after a year,” he said.

CITIZENS OF ANTAKYA: THEY WENT TO THEIR DEATH

A citizen named Süheyla Azaki Gök, who lives in Antakya, which was hit by the terrible earthquake on February 6, said: “Because we love our city, we came to rebuild this place. “I see these elections as a hope for the future,” she said.

Behzat Öz, a teacher, said: “We experienced great destruction. Our school is also unusable. We can’t use this building either and as you can see the polls were outside,” he said. An Antakya citizen named Özgür Kayabölen said: “We don’t like this government, especially the president. After the earthquake, people were left to die. “For four days after the earthquake, not a single person came,” he said.

“THE COUNTRY NEEDS A CHANGE”

Voters named Ahmet Çelebi, who said they voted for the Green Left Party and Erdoğan in Diyarbakır, commented that “Kılıçdaroğlu’s statements were not enough to convince me”.

Back in Diyarbakir, a 26-year-old citizen named Nuri Can, who voted, said: “I voted for the Green Left Party and Kılıçdaroğlu because the economic crisis makes everything difficult for us. “The country needs a change,” he said.

Hayati Arslan, a 51-year-old retiree, said: “I voted for AKP and Erdoğan. The country’s economy is not good, but I still believe that Erdogan can solve this problem, ”she said.