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Today's Zaman reported Friday that the Republican People's Party challenged the law passed by Parliament on March 14.

The group claimed that allowing people to vote by mail is unconstitutional.

The Turkish Constitution was amended in 1995 to allow Turkish citizens in foreign countries to cast their votes.

The 6.5 million Turks living abroad were unable to vote by mail because statues were not drafted to accompany the amendment.

Justice and Development Party Istanbul deputy Canan Kalsin said deciding to live abroad should not mean that Turks forfeit their right to vote.

"I cannot understand why the right to vote has been blocked. Parliament will come up with a political solution", he was quoted as saying.

State Minister Mustafa Said Yaz?c?oglu told the Anatolia news agency that the government "will discuss whether any other alternative to voting by mail can be developed."

He added, "We will do whatever is necessary to ensure that our citizens living in foreign countries can cast their vote."

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