Parliamentary elections in Turkey

Parliamentary elections in Turkey determine the composition of the Grand National Assembly for the next five years.

[1] The members are elected for a five-year term through a proportional system in 87 multi-member constituencies with closed party lists or as independent candidates.

In the newly established Republic of Turkey, the voting age was reduced to 18 due to the decreasing population.

Parliamentary seats are allocated according to the d’Hondt method in a party-list proportional representation system.

The electoral threshold was introduced by the military regime after the 1980 coup d'état, in a bid to maintain political stability.

[8] The Law on Basic Provisions regulates the campaign and aims to ensure fair and equitable opportunities for contestants.

According to Turkish Law, it is forbidden to make election propaganda in a foreign country.

This law can be circumvented to a certain degree by organizing "informative seminars" instead of "propaganda meetings".

Possible sanctions for breaches include warnings, imprisonment from three months to three years, monetary fines and dissolution of the party.

By-elections in Turkey are regulated in accordance with Article 7 of the Law on Parliamentary Elections.