Turkey became the country with the third highest voter turnout among OECD countries.

The Supreme Electoral Board (YSK) shared with the public the final results of the elections on May 14 and 28.

According to YSK data, the national turnout rate in the May 14 elections was 88.92 percent, and this rate was 85.72 in the May 28 elections.

In the May 14 elections, 53,993,683 votes were cast in the country and in the May 28 elections, 52,93,375 voters voted.

According to the results announced by the YSK, Turkey ranked third among OECD member countries with its national voter turnout rate in the May 14 elections.

According to data from the OECD and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), Turkey surpassed many Western OECD members such as the US, France, Germany and the UK with its turnout rate. in the national elections on May 14.

According to IDEA data, with a turnout of 89.74 percent in the elections held in 2022, Australia ranked first among OECD member countries.

Luxembourg followed Australia with an 89.66 percent turnout in the 2018 election. Belgium also trailed behind Turkey, with an 88.38 percent turnout in the 2019 election, considering the final YSK results.

PARTICIPATION IN NORTH COUNTRIES APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT

In Sweden, Denmark, New Zealand, Iceland, the Netherlands and Norway, which are behind Turkey on the list, the voter turnout rate stood at around 80 percent.

Germany, which is comparable to Turkey in terms of population, ranked 11th on the list with a participation rate of 76.58 percent, just below Norway.

On the list, Germany was followed by Austria with a participation rate of 75.69 percent, France with 73.59 percent and Spain with 71.76 percent.

In Switzerland, which stands out as the country with the lowest voter turnout among OECD members, the turnout in the 2019 elections was 45.12 percent. (AA)