About this site
turkishelections.com is an independent informative reference on the elections, institutions, and government of Türkiye. It is intended for journalists, students, researchers, and members of the diaspora who need a neutral primer with citations to the underlying laws.
Scope
The site covers:
- the constitutional framework following the 2017 amendments;
- the legislative, executive, and judicial branches as currently organised;
- the high judicial bodies, including the Constitutional Court, Yargıtay, Danıştay, the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes, and the Court of Accounts;
- the electoral system, the Supreme Election Council (YSK), and the procedures for voting from abroad;
- political parties, voting rights, and the financial regime under Law No. 2820;
- a TBMM-derived list of all Turkish governments from 1920 to the present.
Editorial principles
- Neutral, academic register. The site does not advocate any party or candidate.
- Primary sources first. Where possible, claims are supported by reference to the Constitution or to a numbered law (see Sources).
- Date stamps on live data. Pages that cite current cabinet members, party leaders, or seat distributions are stamped with an “as of” date so readers can judge currency.
- Stable language. Turkish institutional names are kept in their original form and italicised; English translations are supplied at first use.
History
The domain has been in continuous use since 2003. The previous version (2003–2017) described the parliamentary-republic system that ended with the 2017 referendum. The April 2026 refresh updates every page for the executive presidential system and the 2022 electoral-law amendments, removes content rendered obsolete by the abolition of the military court system, and adds dedicated pages on the YSK, the 2017 reform, and voting from abroad.
Corrections
Corrections, references to additional primary sources, and updates to live data are welcome. Where Anatolian press reporting and an official source disagree, the official source prevails.