Ruling party branch pays money for 'Yes' vote

A pro-AKP group in Mut district of Mersin province gave ballots pre-stamped for “Yes” and 100 TRY (approximately €25) to the citizens, asking to return their original unstamped ballots to the group
Sunday, 16 April 2017 16:42

According to main opposition Republican People’s Party's (CHP) crisis centre in Mersin, a pro-AKP group in Mut Anatolian High School approached voters and offered 100 Turkish Liras for their votes. The group provided those who accept with pre-stamped ballots and required them to return the blank ones. 

Blank ballots collected from voters were then stamped for “Yes” and given to others who were in-return asked to bring unused ballots, local media reported. It is claimed that this group is well-organized in the school yard. A cellphone video depicting the group approaching voters was released.

Turks began voting Sunday in Turkey's tightly-contested referendum on expanding the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, seen as a crossroads in the modern history of the country.