Istanbulites change their holiday plans to vote in mayoral election on June 23
A beach in the Turkish Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, a popular destination for both Turkish and foreign tourists.
Don't come to Bodrum on June 23, the district council said in a tongue-in-cheek travel advisory aimed at Istanbul residents, as heavy snowfall is expected and the beaches will be shut. But behind such jokes is a serious message – every vote counts after the candidate of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party won the March 31 mayoral race in the city of some 15 million people by just 13,000 votes.
"We are in contact with 5,500 travel agencies and we have been informed that nearly all reservations departing from Istanbul [that weekend] have requested cancellation, almost 100 percent," said Cem Polatoglu, a spokesman for Travel Agencies Platform.Berke Ertunc, 35, said he would have cancelled his trip to Beirut even if the airline company had not offered him a full refund.
Turnout in Turkish elections tends to be much higher than in many Western countries. Some 84 percent of Istanbul's registered 10.6 million voters cast their ballots in the March vote.
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