ANKARA, May 28 his sweater-clad lamb in Istanbul, Turkey, is gaining popularity in local media coverage of the second round of the country's presidential elections.
The second round of presidential elections in Turkey started on Sunday at 08.00 local time (coincides with Moscow time), voting will last until 17.00. The current head of the republic, Erdogan, and a single candidate from the opposition bloc, Kilychdaroglu, are fighting for the presidency.
«A woman from Sariyer (Istanbul district) voted by coming to the polling station with her lamb, which she dressed in a sweater, now she is the most popular person in the media,» Milliyet newspaper writes.
Nazim Dzhihan, who lives in Esenyurt, came to vote with his parrot in the clothes of the Ottoman Empire.
«The parrot was in the center of attention of citizens and employees of the election commission. When he lowered the envelope into the ballot box along with his parrot named Pasha, the people around watched the parrot with interest,» the newspaper writes.
In the Turkish province of Düzce, couple Ismail Choban (24 years old) and Ozge Choban (23 years old) voted in a wedding dress and groom's suit.