Referendums in Turkey

The remaining five referendums concerned Constitutional reforms and legislative changes proposed by civilian governments in 1987, 1988, 2007, 2010 and 2017.

[2] In conformity with the conditions set forth in the law, all Turkish citizens over eighteen years of age have the right to vote in elections and to take part in referendums.

298 on Basic Provisions of Elections and Electoral Registers, citizens in foreign countries can cast their votes starting twenty days before the referendum.

The average rate of acceptance by the public of the proposals brought by the governments in those referendums was 52.6%.

The constitutional amendment, which was put to a referendum by the government in 2017, received the approval of the voters by a small margin.