1. Is there a ban on donations from foreign interests to political parties?

Turkey

Turkey

Answer
Yes
Source

[...] Political parties shall not be entitled to receive any aid either in cash or in kind or donations from foreign governments, international organizations and real persons or legal entities that are not of Turkish citizenship.
Source: Article 66, Law on Political Parties, 1983 (amended 2018)

[...] Political parties shall not, for any reason, accept direct or indirect aid from foreign states, international organizations, and natural and legal persons who are not Turkish nationals [...]
Source: Article 79 point c, Law on Political Parties, 1983 (amended 2018)

Decision of dissolution of a political party shall be made by the Constitutional Court where: [...]
c) a political party receives financial assistance from foreign states, international organisations and legal and natural persons who are not Turkish nationals.
Source: Article 101 point c, Law on Political Parties, 1983 (amended 2018)

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