30. What is the allocation calculation for political parties to receive public funding?

Turkey

Turkey

Answer
Proportional to votes received
Source

Source: Annex Article 1§2, 5, and 6, Law on Political Parties, 1983 (amended in 2014, Law No. 2820)​.

Comment

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This allocation shall be distributed among political parties eligible for state aid, as per the foregoing article, in proportion to the total number of valid votes received by each party as announced the Supreme Board of Elections after the general elections and shall be paid each year.

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The amount of state aid for political parties that receive more than 3% of the total number of valid votes during general parliamentary elections [...] shall be determined in proportion to the aid received by the political party receiving the least State aid according to the second clause of this article, and also in proportion to the number of votes obtained in the general elections, based on the total number of valid votes.

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Threefold the amounts of aid set forth in the foregoing paragraphs shall be paid to the eligible political parties for the year of general parliamentary elections and twofold for the year of countrywide local elections. If both elections are held in the same year, not more than threefold this amount shall be paid. The multiplied allocations made as per this paragraph shall be paid within ten days as of the notice made by the Supreme Board of Elections regarding the election calendar. [...]

Source: Annex Article 1§2, 5, and 6, Law on Political Parties, 1983 (amended in 2014, Law No. 2820)

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