Sources

Updated April 2026

This site cites primary sources wherever possible. For the framework described in these pages, the authoritative texts are the Constitution and the laws below, together with the official sites of the institutions concerned.

Constitution and statutes

Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye (1982), as amended through 2017. Authoritative text on the TBMM site (Anayasa).
Constitutional Amendment Law No. 6771 (2017) — the package adopted by referendum on 16 April 2017.
Law No. 298 on the Basic Provisions on Elections and Voter Registers (1961, as amended).
Law No. 2820 on Political Parties (1983, as amended).
Law No. 2839 on Election of Members of Parliament (1983, as amended).
Law No. 6271 on the Election of the President (2012).
Law No. 6216 on the Establishment and Rules of Procedure of the Constitutional Court (2011).
Law No. 6087 on the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (2010, as amended in 2017).
Law No. 6085 on the Court of Accounts (2010).
Law No. 7393 (31 March 2022) — lowering the parliamentary threshold to 7 %.
Resmî Gazete (Official Gazette) — resmigazete.gov.tr — full text of laws and Presidential Decrees.
Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi — mevzuat.gov.tr — consolidated official texts.

Institutions

Grand National Assembly of Türkiye — tbmm.gov.tr
Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye — tccb.gov.tr
Supreme Election Council (YSK) — ysk.gov.tr
Constitutional Court (Anayasa Mahkemesi) — anayasa.gov.tr
Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) — yargitay.gov.tr
Council of State (Danıştay) — danistay.gov.tr
Court of Accounts (Sayıştay) — sayistay.gov.tr
Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) — hsk.gov.tr
Ministry of Justice — adalet.gov.tr
Ministry of Interior — icisleri.gov.tr

Reference reporting and statistics

Anadolu Agency (aa.com.tr) — cabinet appointments, official statements.
YSK Election Statistics (2020–2024) — official PDFs published by the Voter Registration Directorate.
TBMM Library — Hükümetler register, used as the basis for the numbered list of governments on this site.