Türkiye
- System of government
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
System of government-References:
- Total population
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 79,463,663
Total population-References:
- Total area (in square kilo meters)
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05
783,356 km2 |
Total area (in square kilo meters)-References:
- Number of registered voters
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 56,949,009
Number of registered voters-References:
- Number of registered political parties
- Last Updated : 2016-12-01
Eligible by number of seats won | |
- Justice and Development Party - AK Party | |
- Republican People's Party (CHP) | |
- Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) | |
Eligible by popular votes won | |
- Felicity Party |
Number of registered political parties-References:
- Number of polling stations
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Average number of voters per polling station
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Voting age
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 18
Voting age-References:
- Elected Offices
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Election system
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 List Proportional Representation
Election system-References:
- Terms of office
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05
Terms of office-References:
- Election
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05
Turkish general election, November 2015
Election-References:
- Date
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 1 November 2015
Date-References:
- Political parties in the elections
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Number of elected candidates
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 The 550 seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Number of elected candidates-References:
- Voter turnout
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 84%
Voter turnout-References:
- Number of ballots cast
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 48,537,695
Number of ballots cast-References:
- Legal framework for elections
- Last Updated : 2016-08-30 Part of Constitution - Separate legislation
Legal framework for elections-References:
- Legal provisions
- Last Updated : 2016-11-09
Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, art. 175
Legal provisions-References:
- Referenda
- Last Updated : 2016-11-09 Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, art. 175
Referenda-References:
- People’s Initiatives
- Last Updated : 2016-11-24 N/A
People’s Initiatives-References:
- Recall Votes
- Last Updated : 2016-11-24 N/A
Recall Votes-References:
- Official name
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 SUPREME ELECTORAL COUNCIL OF TURKEY
Official name -References:
- Mission, Vision, Key Objectives, Functions
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)
- Last Updated : 2016-08-30 Independent
Type of EMB(independent, governmental, mixed)-References:
- EMB budget source
- Last Updated : 2016-08-30 The legislature - A national government department
EMB budget source-References:
- EMB expenditure audit
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05
Other
EMB expenditure audit-References:
- Number of EMB members (commissioners)
- Last Updated : 2016-08-30 1 - 10 members
Number of EMB members (commissioners)-References:
- Term of EMB members (commissioners)
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 For a specified number of years
Term of EMB members (commissioners)-References:
- Who appoints members (commissioners)?
- Last Updated : 2016-08-30 Judiciary
Who appoints members (commissioners)?-References:
- Selection of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Administrative divisions
- Last Updated : 2016-11-09
Turkey is divided into 81 provinces (Turkish: il/vilayet). Each province is divided into a number of different districts (il?e).
Administrative divisions -References:
- Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district)
- Last Updated : 2016-11-09 constituencies are delimited for election purposes
Delimitation of constituencies(electoral district) -References:
- Criteria for drawing boundaries
- Last Updated : 2016-08-30 "Equality" of population - Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries - Other
Criteria for drawing boundaries-References:
- Body responsible for drawing boundaries
- Last Updated : 2016-08-30 Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Body responsible for drawing boundaries-References:
- Requirements on the right to vote
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Reasons for having the right to vote revoked
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Electoral Eligibility
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Reasons for having the eligibility revoked
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Requirements for party registration
- Last Updated : 2016-10-11 Regional distribution requirement
Minimum number of candidates
Other
Requirements for party registration-References:
- Candidate nomination
- Last Updated : 2016-10-11
Independent candidates compete in both presidential and legislative elections.
The President of the Republic is elected for a term of office of seven years by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey from among its own members who are over 40 years of age and who have completed their higher education or from among Turkish citizens who fulfill these requirements and are eligible to be deputies. The nomination of a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic from outside the Grand National Assembly of Turkey requires a written proposal by at least one-fifth of the total number of members of the Assembly. Law: art. 12: Every Turkish citizen eligible for candidature can stand for parliamentary elections - there is no obligation of being a political party member for candidature.
Candidate nomination-References:
- Candidate Registration (National Assembly members)
- Last Updated : 2016-11-24
Citizens over the age of 25 who have legal capacity and primary education are entitled to run. Ineligible are male citizens who have not completed compulsory military service, those who are legally banned from public service, or have been convicted for a broad range of crimes including minor criminal offences, even if pardoned. Such restrictions on candidacy rights are incompatible with the right to stand for election entrenched in several international documents, including Paragraph 7.5 of the 1990 OSCE Copenhagen Document and Section I.2.2.2.iv of the Code of Good Practice
In order to form a political party and to contest elections, parties must have an organizational structure in at least half of the provinces and one third of the districts in each of those provinces and convened a party congress six months prior to the elections.
All parties must submit candidate lists in at least half of the provinces. These requirements potentially limit freedom of association and the right to be elected. Independent candidates had to submit an electoral deposit which is refundable only to those elected, which is inconsistent with international good practice.
Candidate Registration (National Assembly members) -References:
- Candidate registration deposit
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Amount of fee
- Return of fee
- Uncontested Election
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Preparation of the voters list
- Last Updated : 2016-11-09 Extracted from a population/civil registry
Preparation of the voters list-References:
- Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)
- Last Updated : 2016-11-09
No
Whether the registration is compulsory (or not)-References:
- Who is responsible for the voters list
- Last Updated : 2016-11-24 Election Management Body
Who is responsible for the voters list -References:
- Voters list preparation procedure
- Last Updated : 2016-11-24
Turkish citizens over 18 years of age have the right to vote, except conscripts, students in military schools and prisoners convicted of intentional crimes. These restrictions are not in line with paragraph 7.3 of the 1990 OSCE Copenhagen Document, Section I.2.2.2 of the Code of Good Practice and other international obligations.18 The ECtHR has twice ruled that the ban on convicted prisoners’ voting rights is too broad and must be proportionate to the crime committed.19 While the legal framework has not been amended yet, as in the last elections, the SBE issued a decision that partially implements the court’s ruling by permitting all convicts outside of prison to vote even if their sentence is not fully executed.
Around 54 million voters were registered to vote in Turkey and some 2.9 million abroad. Turkey has a passive voter registration system. The SBE maintains a permanent voter register linked to the civil and address registry operated by the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Since the June 2015 elections, the total number of voters increased by over 300,000 due to those who reached 18 years of age since then. Most OSCE/ODIHR LEOM interlocutors expressed confidence in the voter register and raised few concerns regarding its reliability and inclusiveness.
Voters list preparation procedure -References:
- Inspection and objection procedure
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Definition
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Period
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Methods
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Prohibited forms of campaigning
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Who is not permitted to campaign
- Campaign Finance
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Campaign expense limit
- Income and expenditure of campaign expense
- Report, public inspection, and open of income and expenditure
- Investigation on income and expenditure of campaign expense & actions
- Reimbursement of campaign expense
- Presiding officers
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
① How many of officers in a polling station
② Roles of each officer
③ How we nominate the officers
- Facilities or items a polling station is equipped with
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Polling station location criteria
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Voting hours
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Voting
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
① Is compulsory or voluntary?
② How many ballot papers are distributed to each voter?
- Ballot Paper
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
① Determination of the order of candidates on ballots
② What has to be included in the ballot paper?
③ Ballot paper design or sample ballot paper
④ Valid and invalid ballot paper
- Voting Procedures
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Start ofvoting
- Process of voting
- End of voting
- Marking method
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Special voting (Absentee / Early / Proxy / Assisted / Postal / etc)
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
① Who are subjected to do
② Voting procedures
- Counting Location
- Last Updated : 2016-11-09 The polling stations
Counting Location-References:
- Counting period
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Vote counting method
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Counting Procedures
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Start of counting
- Process of counting
- End of counting
- When are ballots recounted?
- Last Updated : 2016-11-09 By request
When are ballots recounted?-References:
- Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05 Individuals residing outside of Turkey for more than six months shall fill out the forms they
shall provide from places to be indicated by Voter Registers General Directorate.
Who is eligible to vote for overseas voting?-References:
- Overseas voters list preparation
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Where to vote
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Voting procedure for early voting
- Last Updated : 2016-10-05
- They shall sign the form in the presence of the consul of the place where they are
affiliated to or any official to be designated by the consul. The form shall be sealed by the
consulate.
- The first copy of the form shall be sent by the consulate to the Supreme Board of
Elections Voter Registers General Directorate.
- The second copy of the form shall be retained by the consulate according to item number.
- The third copy of the form shall be returned to the citizen.
- Last domiciles in Turkey, of citizens residing in other countries shall be written on the
form. This statement shall be taken into consideration in the ballot-box voter list.
- Voter Registers General Directorate shall register the voter specified in the forms
submitted to it in Voter Registers.
Voting procedure for early voting-References:
- Methods used to transport ballot papers
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Counting procedure
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- How is the elected candidate chosen in the case of a tie?
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Apportioning of National Assembly seats
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Results Announcement
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Is the announcement of preliminary result required?
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Deadline for announcement of final results
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Reason for holding a by- or re-election
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- By-election dates
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Electoral process
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Criteria for allocating free broadcast time
- Last Updated : 2016-10-24 Based on mixture of principles
Criteria for allocating free broadcast time-References:
- Television debates
- Last Updated : 2016-11-24 N/A
Television debates-References:
- Blackout period for release of election survey results
- Last Updated : 2016-10-24 6-7 days
Blackout period for release of election survey results-References:
- Electoral dispute resolution body
- Last Updated : 2016-11-09 EMB
Electoral dispute resolution body-References:
- Electoral dispute resolution mechanism
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Alternative electoral dispute resolution mechanism
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Direct public funding
- Last Updated : 2016-10-24
both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns
Direct public funding-References:
- Private funding of political parties
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- If so, is there limit on the amount a donor can contribute to candidate or political party
- Regulation, monitoring and investigation
- Last Updated : 2016-10-24 Fines - Prison - Loss of public funding - Deregistration of party - Loss of political rights - Other
Regulation, monitoring and investigation-References:
- Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies
- Last Updated : 2016-10-24 Constitutional Court
Regulation, monitoring and investigation bodies-References:
- Which electoral processes are using ICTs?
- Last Updated : 2016-10-11
official election results processed by an electronic tabulation system are entered between polling station level and central level
Which electoral processes are using ICTs? -References:
- When it was introduced
- Last Updated : 2016-12-01
N/A
When it was introduced-References:
- Gender equality
- Last Updated : 2016-11-24
Gender equality-References:
- Aids for disabled or handicapped voters
- Last Updated : 2016-11-24
Aids for disabled or handicapped voters -References:
- Voter education
- Last Updated : 2016-10-11 Election time only
Voter education-References:
- National civic education
- Last Updated : 2016-11-24 N/A
National civic education-References:
- EMB Staff education
- Last Updated : 2016-12-01 N/A
EMB Staff education-References:
- Domestic observation
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- International observation
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Partnerships/MoUs
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- International Activities
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Major challenges to elections
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03
- Measures taken to deal with those Challenges
- Last Updated : 2016-05-03