Voting from abroad and address declaration

This page is for Turkish citizens living in Russia or Ukraine who wish to vote in elections in Türkiye. To be able to vote, you must first notify the representative office of your address abroad; the overseas voter register is created from these address records. Below, you will find how to declare your address, how to check your voter registration, and where to cast your vote.

• You must report your change of address within 20 business days (Article 50 of Law No. 5490 on Population Services).
• Abroad, the notification is made to a Turkish representative office. The notification can be made in person or with a secure electronic signature.
• The overseas voter register is created from overseas records in the address registration system of the Directorate General of Population and Citizenship Affairs. A person without an address registration is not entered in the register.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also recommends that you visit the representative office and declare your address after settling abroad.
• A representative office abroad imposes an administrative fine on anyone who fails to report within the prescribed period or makes a false declaration. If you pay in advance, you pay three-fourths of the fine.

1. Make an appointment for an "Address Declaration Application" at the representative office to which you are affiliated through konsolosluk.gov.tr.
2. Go there with the original and a photocopy of your Turkish identity card or an equivalent identity document (identity card, passport, or driver's license).
3. Complete and sign the "Address Declaration Form" at the representative office. The representative office enters your address into the system.
4. If you live very far from the representative office: In large countries such as Russia, complete and sign the "Address Declaration Form (B)"; send it to the representative office together with a photocopy of your identity document by registered mail with return receipt or courier.
5. Adult family members living at the same address may make declarations on behalf of one another. A declaration can also be made with a power of attorney.
6. A parent or guardian reports the addresses of children.
7. It is not possible to declare an address abroad through e-Government.
8. When you come to Türkiye, you can visit a population directorate with your passport and complete the overseas address declaration form. In this case, your entry and exit records for the country you declared will be checked.
9. During election periods, representative offices may also open on weekends for address declarations. For example, the Odesa Consulate General remained open on weekends before the 2023 elections and accepted applications without appointments.

• Those not entered in the register:
  • those not included in the address registration system (unless they complete an address declaration form during the posting period)
  • privates and noncommissioned soldiers under arms, and military students
  • those restricted by a court decision
  • those who have lost Turkish citizenship
• Check your registration:
  • Through the YSK's "Voter Inquiry" service
  • Through the YSK's "Voter Inquiry" mobile application. The application shows whether you are registered in the overseas voter register and at which representative office you are registered.
  • YSK Call Center: +90 444 9 975 (from some countries, it is dialed with the +90 312 area code)
• Outside election periods, to correct your registration or change your location, apply to the nearest representative office and complete the overseas address declaration form.
• Before an election, the YSK announces an election calendar and a posting period. Those whose names are not in the register apply to the representative office during this period.

• If you are registered in the overseas voter register, you cast your vote at Turkish representative offices where polling stations are established or at customs gates announced by the YSK.
• The representative offices and the YSK announce during the election period at which representative offices and on which dates polling stations will be established.
• The YSK determines the election calendar. When the calendar for an upcoming election is announced, do not miss the posting period.
• Overseas District Election Board
  • Address: Kavaklıdere Neighborhood, Kızılırmak Avenue No: 9, Floor: 5, Çankaya/Ankara
  • Telephone: +90 312 231 26 51
• Supreme Election Council (headquarters)
  • Address: Kızılay Neighborhood, Ihlamur Avenue No: 4, 06420 Sıhhiye-Çankaya/Ankara
  • Telephone: +90 312 419 10 39

• Failing to declare your address after moving to Russia or Ukraine and being unable to find your name in the register when the election approaches.
• Trying to declare your address through e-Government. This option is unavailable abroad.
• Missing the posting period during the election period.
• Changing cities and failing to report the new address within 20 business days.
• Relying on the mail during the final days for voter registration.

• How do I get entered in the overseas voter register? You declare your address at a representative office. The registration is transferred from the address system to the voter register.
• How can I find out whether I am registered? Through the YSK's voter inquiry service, mobile application, or call center (+90 444 9 975).
• Can someone else make an address declaration? Adult family members living at the same address may do so on behalf of one another. It can also be done with a power of attorney.
• I live in a city in Russia that is very far from the representative office. What should I do? You can complete the Address Declaration Form (B) and send it by registered mail with return receipt together with a photocopy of your identity document. For voter registration, applying in person during the election period is safer.
• Is there another way if I cannot go to the representative office? Overseas voters can also vote at polling stations at customs gates announced by the YSK. The customs gates and dates on which polling stations will be established are announced during the election period.
• Is there a penalty for not making an address declaration? Yes. The representative office imposes an administrative fine; three-fourths is charged when paid in advance.

• YSK – Address Declaration Form for Turkish citizens living abroad (PDF)
• Consular Affairs – Address Declaration Form (Word)
• YSK – Voter inquiry
• YSK – Voter Inquiry mobile application
• YSK – Voters to be entered in the overseas voter register
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Consular appointment system